self-lacerating

lac·er·ate

S s

Transcription

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

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

Definitions of self-lacerating word

verb with object self-lacerating to tear roughly; mangle: The barbed wire lacerated his hands. 1
verb with object self-lacerating to distress or torture mentally or emotionally; wound deeply; pain greatly: His bitter criticism lacerated my heart. 1
adjective self-lacerating lacerated. 1

See all 3 definitions of self-lacerating

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Origin of self-lacerating

First appearance:

before 1535

One of the 29% oldest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Self-lacerating

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Self-lacerating

self-lacerating popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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