lacerating

Meanings

• Verb

  Inflicting a deep gash or wound on something or someone.

  - "The athlete suffered a lacerating injury during the game."
  - "The surgeon used a scalpel to make a lacerating incision."

• Adjective

  Causing severe criticism or damage to someone's reputation.

  - "The politician's opponents launched a lacerating attack on his character."
  - "The reviewer's lacerating critique left the author feeling demoralized."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with lacerating
acclimatizing , advertising , apprising , cauterizing , consolidating , desecrating , deterring , disseminating , enlightening , entertaining , exonerating , frightening , glorifying , harmonizing , illuminating , insinuating , intimidating , justifying , legitimizing , magnifying , malignifying , minimizing , motivating , propagating , rearranging , rehabilitating , reiterating , rejuvenating , relinquishing , reparating , reprising , repudiating , revealing , revitalizing , revising , sanitizing , satisfying , securing , sensitizing , signifying , stabilizing , substantiating , sympathizing , televising , terrifying , transforming , validating , verifying , vindicating , visualizing , vitalizing , warning , warranting , winning

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Variants

List of all variants of lacerating that leads to same result
lacerate , lacerated , lacerates , lacerating , lacerative , self-laceration , self-lacerations

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'lacerare' meaning 'to tear, mangle, or rip'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'lacerating' was first used in English literature in the 15th century.

2. The word 'lacerating' has 11 letters and is pronounced with three syllables: la-ce-rat-ing.

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Related Concepts

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1. wound: A physical injury, such as a cut or a tear, that can be lacerating.

2. criticism: An evaluation of someone's work or actions, which can be lacerating if it is particularly harsh.

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Culture

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In literature, 'lacerating' has been used to describe both physical and emotional wounds. For instance, in Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', Mercutio's death is described as a 'lacerated corpse'. In modern times, 'lacerating' is often used to describe criticism that is particularly harsh or damaging.

How to Memorize "lacerating"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a sharp knife making a deep gash in an apple or a person's skin.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'lacerating' with the idea of deep, damaging wounds or criticism.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the Latin root 'lacerare' meaning 'to tear'.

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