lacerated

[ las-uh-rey-tid ]
/ ˈlæs əˌreɪ tɪd /

adjective

mangled; jagged; torn.
pained; wounded; tortured: lacerated sensibilities.
Botany, Zoology. having the edge variously cut as if torn into irregular segments, as a leaf.

Origin of lacerated

First recorded in 1600–10; lacerate + -ed2

OTHER WORDS FROM lacerated

un·lac·er·at·ed, adjective

Definition for lacerated (2 of 2)

lacerate
[ verb las-uh-reyt; adjective las-uh-reyt, -er-it ]
/ verb ˈlæs əˌreɪt; adjective ˈlæs əˌreɪt, -ər ɪt /

verb (used with object), lac·er·at·ed, lac·er·at·ing.

to tear roughly; mangle: The barbed wire lacerated his hands.
to distress or torture mentally or emotionally; wound deeply; pain greatly: His bitter criticism lacerated my heart.

adjective

Origin of lacerate

1535–45; < Latin lacerātus, past participle of lacerāre to tear up (derivative of lacer mangled); see -ate1

SYNONYMS FOR lacerate

1 rend. See maim.

OTHER WORDS FROM lacerate

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British Dictionary definitions for lacerated

lacerate

verb (ˈlæsəˌreɪt) (tr)

to tear (the flesh, etc) jaggedly
to hurt or harrow (the feelings, etc)

adjective (ˈlæsəˌreɪt, -rɪt)

having edges that are jagged or torn; lacerated lacerate leaves

Derived forms of lacerate

lacerable, adjective lacerability, noun laceration, noun lacerative, adjective

Word Origin for lacerate

C16: from Latin lacerāre to tear, from lacer mangled

Medical definitions for lacerated (1 of 2)

lacerated
[ lăsə-rā′tĭd ]

adj.

Cut or wounded in a jagged manner.

Medical definitions for lacerated (2 of 2)

lacerate
[ lăsə-rāt′ ]

v.

To rip, cut, or tear.

adj.

Torn; mangled.
Wounded.