defacement, disfigurement, disfiguration, mutilation
(noun) the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something; “the defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion”; “he objected to the dam’s massive disfigurement of the landscape”
mutilation
(noun) an injury that causes disfigurement or that deprives you of a limb or other important body part
Source: WordNet® 3.1
mutilation (countable and uncountable, plural mutilations)
The act of mutilating or the state of being mutilated.
• female genital mutilation
• male genital mutilation
• ultimation
Source: Wiktionary
Mu`ti*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. mutilatio: cf. F. mutilation.]
Definition: The act of mutilating, or the state of being mutilated; deprivation of a limb or of an essential part.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 November 2024
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
