Noun: mutilation ,myoo-tu'ley-shun
- The act of damaging the appearance or surface of something
"the mutilation of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion";
- defacement, disfigurement, disfiguration
- An injury that causes disfigurement or that deprives you of a limb or other important body part
"The accident resulted in the mutilation of his hand"
Derived forms: mutilations
Type of: accidental injury, damage, harm, hurt, injury, scathe [archaic]
Encyclopedia: Mutilation