lacerate
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
cut or tear irregularly
Types & categories
- rupture hypernym
Related & opposite
- laceration derivation
- laceration derivation
Sense 2 adjective
irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn
lacerate leaves
Related & opposite
- rough similar to
Sense 3 verb
deeply hurt the feelings of; distress
his lacerating remarks
Types & categories
- spite hypernym
Related & opposite
- laceration derivation
Sense 4 adjective
having edges that are jagged from injury
Related & opposite
- injured similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | laceration |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | laceration |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | rupture |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | rough |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | laceration |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | spite |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | injured |