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to lacerate
01
to pierce or tear the skin or flesh, causing deep and often irregular wounds
Transitive: to lacerate a person or skin or flesh
02
to make someone suffer from a lot of emotional or mental pain
Transitive: to lacerate someone's emotions
03
to severely criticize or censure someone or something
Transitive: to lacerate someone's work
lacerate
01
having edges that are jagged from injury
02
irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn
lacerate
v
lacerated
adj
lacerated
adj
laceration
n
laceration
n
Example
In the accident, the broken metal fence lacerated her leg, requiring immediate medical attention.
The thorns on the rosebush can easily lacerate the skin if not handled carefully.
The jagged glass shards lacerated his hand when he tried to pick them up.
To escape, the trapped animal may attempt to lacerate its captor with sharp claws or teeth.
The barbed wire fence has the potential to lacerate anyone attempting to climb over.
