lacerating
Meaning of lacerating
- severely critical or hurtful.
savage, lacerating wit
a lacerating critique of the modern age
- tear or make deep cuts in (flesh or skin).
the point had lacerated his neck
late Middle English: from Latin lacerat- ‘mangled’, from the verb lacerare, from lacer ‘mangled, torn’.
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Hyphenation of lacerating
lac-er-at-ing
- It consists of 4 syllables and 10 chars.
- lacerating is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
lacerating synonyms
Meaning make a long, deep cut in:
Meaning cut with a wide, sweeping movement, typically using a knife or sword:
Meaning pull (something) apart or to pieces with force:
Meaning tear or pull (something) quickly or forcibly away from something or someone:
Meaning tear (something) into pieces:
Meaning destroy or severely damage by tearing or crushing:
Meaning inflict a violent and disfiguring injury on:
Meaning wound or injure (a person or animal) so that part of the body is permanently damaged:
Meaning (of an animal) wound (a person or animal) by scratching and tearing:
Meaning tear or cut into shreds:
Meaning gain (a point, goal, run, etc.) in a competitive game:
Meaning score or mark the surface of (something) with a sharp or pointed object:
Meaning rub or cause to rub by accident against a rough or hard surface, causing damage or injury:
Meaning (of cattle, sheep, etc.) eat grass in a field:
Meaning mark or decorate (an object or surface) with a cut or cuts:
Meaning stab (someone) with a knife:
Meaning make (a groove, hole, or indentation) with or as with a sharp tool or blade:
Meaning break or cause to break forcibly into parts, especially into halves or along the grain:
Meaning split or sever (something), especially along a natural line or grain:
Meaning cut with rough or heavy blows:
Meaning thrust a knife or other pointed weapon into (someone) so as to wound or kill:
Meaning slaughter or cut up (an animal) for food:
Meaning (especially of a dog or wild animal) attack ferociously and maul:
Meaning inflict a wound on:
Meaning do physical harm or damage to (someone):
Meaning cause pain or injury to:
Meaning inflict physical harm on (something) so as to impair its value, usefulness, or normal function:
Meaning cause (someone) anxiety, sorrow, or pain:
Meaning cause mental or physical pain to:
Meaning draw a harrow over (land):
Meaning inflict severe pain or suffering on:
Meaning cause to experience severe mental or physical suffering:
Meaning put (someone) to death by nailing or binding them to a cross, especially as an ancient punishment:
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