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mangle

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verb (1)

man·​gle ˈmaŋ-gəl How to pronounce mangle (audio)
mangled; mangling ˈmaŋ-g(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce mangle (audio)

transitive verb

1
: to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing
people … mangled by sharks V. G. Heiser
2
: to spoil, injure, or make incoherent especially through ineptitude
a story mangled beyond recognition

mangle

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noun

: a machine for ironing laundry by passing it between heated rollers

mangle

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verb (2)

mangled; mangling ˈmaŋ-g(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce mangle (audio)

transitive verb

: to press or smooth (something, such as damp linen) with a mangle

Did you know?

Besides the "mutilate" verb mangle, English has the noun mangle ("a machine for ironing laundry by passing it between heated rollers") and its related verb ("to press or smooth with a mangle"). There's no etymological relationship, however, between that pair and the mangle that means "to mutilate or bungle." The ironing-related homographs come from Dutch and ultimately from a Latin word that also gave English mangonel, the name for a military engine used to hurl missiles. The injury-related mangle comes from Anglo-French and may be a relation of the words maim and mayhem via Anglo-French mahaigner, "to maim."

Choose the Right Synonym for mangle

maim, cripple, mutilate, batter, mangle mean to injure so severely as to cause lasting damage.

maim implies the loss or injury of a bodily member through violence.

maimed by a shark

cripple implies the loss or serious impairment of an arm or leg.

crippled for life in an accident

mutilate implies the cutting off or removal of an essential part of a person or thing thereby impairing its completeness, beauty, or function.

a tree mutilated by inept pruning

batter implies a series of blows that bruise deeply, deform, or mutilate.

an old ship battered by fierce storms

mangle implies a tearing or crushing that leaves deep wounds.

a soldier's leg mangled by shrapnel

Word History

Etymology

Verb (1)

Middle English, from Anglo-French mangler, mahangler, perhaps from mahaigner to maim — more at mayhem

Noun

Dutch mangel, from German, from Middle High German, diminutive of mange mangonel, mangle, from Latin manganum

First Known Use

Verb (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1696, in the meaning defined above

Verb (2)

circa 1775, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mangle was in the 15th century

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