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Mangle

🔄 Synonyms of "Mangle"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
mutilateverb	To physically harm as to impair use, notably by cutting off or otherwise disabling a vital part, such as a limb.
cut upverb	(transitive) To cut into smaller pieces, parts, or sections.
murdernoun	(uncountable) The crime of killing a person unlawfully, especially with predetermination.
disfigureverb	to irreversibly damage the shape or structure of something, negatively affecting its appearance or functionality without completely destroying it.
maulnoun	(usually of an animal) To savage; to cause serious physical wounds.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Mangle"

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Word	Definition
mutilateverb	To physically harm as to impair use, notably by cutting off or otherwise disabling a vital part, such as a limb.
disfigureverb	to irreversibly damage the shape or structure of something, negatively affecting its appearance or functionality without completely destroying it.
murdernoun	(uncountable) The crime of killing a person unlawfully, especially with predetermination.
cut upverb	(transitive) To cut into smaller pieces, parts, or sections.
maulnoun	(usually of an animal) To savage; to cause serious physical wounds.
marnoun	(transitive) To spoil; to ruin; to scathe; to damage.
mingleverb	(intransitive) To socialize with different people at a social event.
ironernoun	Someone who irons, someone who does ironing.
ironnoun	(uncountable) A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel: a chemical element having atomic number 26 and symbol Fe.
bemangleverb	(transitive) To mangle; to tear asunder.
rearrangeverb	(transitive) To change the order or arrangement of (one or more items).
unmangleverb	(transitive) To restore the original form of (something previously mangled).
unmakeverb	(transitive) To destroy or take apart; to cause (a made article) to lose its nature.
distortverb	(transitive) To give a false or misleading account of; pervert.
mess upverb	(transitive) To cause a problem with; to introduce an error or mistake in; to make muddled or confused; spoil; ruin.
garblenoun	Confused or unintelligible speech.
dismemberverb	(transitive) To remove the limbs of.
derangeverb	(transitive) To cause disorder in (something); to distort from its ideal state.
unshapeverb	(transitive) To deprive of shape; throw out of form or into disorder.
smash upverb	(idiomatic, ambitransitive) To destroy, or be destroyed by smashing.