lac·er·ate
ˈla-sə-ˌrāt
lacerated; lacerating
1
: to tear or rend roughly : wound jaggedly
2
: to cause sharp mental or emotional pain to : distress
lac·er·ate
ˈla-sə-rət
-ˌrāt
variants
or lacerated
1
a
: torn jaggedly : mangled
b
: extremely harrowed or distracted
2
: having the edges deeply and irregularly cut
a lacerate petal
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