noun
- acts of injuring, disfiguring, or making imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts
Usage: plural form of mutilation
Examples
- The ancient statue showed signs of deliberate mutilations over the centuries.
- Self-mutilations are often a sign of serious psychological distress.
- The vandals’ mutilations of the artwork shocked the museum visitors.
- Archaeological evidence revealed ritual mutilations performed in ancient ceremonies.
- The doctor documented the patient’s self-inflicted mutilations.
- Historical records describe the mutilations suffered by prisoners of war.