mangle

verb
UK: /ˈmæŋ.ɡəl/
US: /ˈmæŋ.ɡəl/

  1. To severely damage something, often by crushing or twisting it.

    1. The car was mangled in the accident.
    2. The machine can mangle metal into different shapes, but the process is quite dangerous.

  2. To spoil or ruin something such as a performance, piece of writing, or speech.

    1. He mangled the song during his performance.
    2. The inexperienced editor managed to mangle the novel, making it unpublishable.

  3. To injure someone badly by cutting or crushing their body.

    1. The worker's hand was mangled in the machine.
    2. During the battle, many soldiers were mangled beyond recognition by artillery fire.

Synonyms

crush maim deform distort ruin spoil
mangle noun

  1. A machine used for smoothing cloth by pressing it between rollers.

    1. She put the laundry through the mangle.
    2. Old-fashioned mangles were once common in homes for pressing bed linens and towels.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "mangle" in English means: To severely damage something, often by crushing or twisting it., To spoil or ruin something such as a performance, piece of writing, or speech., To injure someone badly by cutting or crushing their body..

The phonetic transcription of "mangle" is /ˈmæŋ.ɡəl/ in British English and /ˈmæŋ.ɡəl/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "mangle": crush, maim, deform, distort, ruin, spoil.

Example usage of "mangle": "The car was mangled in the accident.". More examples on the page.