Mutilation
Mutilation noun - An injury that causes disfigurement or that deprives you of a limb or other important body part.
Torture and mutilation are semantically related. in deformity topic. In some cases you can use "Torture" instead a noun "Mutilation".
Torture
Torture noun - A situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness.
Mutilation and torture are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mutilation" instead a noun "Torture".
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| human | human mutilation | human torture |
| physical | physical mutilation | physical torture |
| mild | mild mutilation | mild torture |
| painful | painful mutilation | painful torture |
| Other adjectives: brutal, violent, massive, extensive, extreme, horrible, sexual, gruesome, systematic, implied, outright, graphic, extended, horrific, genital. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Godzilla Threshold: "Evil to Cast Out Evil" Gorn: Like many death metal bands, their lyrics sometimes feature very graphic descriptions of death, mutilation and the torture-filled afterlife.
Source: Music / Nile -
The violence became more disturbing, torture and mutilation showed up more often, Tron's terrible past became more apparent, and Beck's uprising continued to fail.
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Torture Porn: Generally a lot of detail is given to torture and mutilation scenes.
Source: Webcomic / Jack (David Hopkins)
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