different between mutilation vs contusion

English

Etymology

Latin mutilatio; compare French mutilation.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

mutilation (countable and uncountable, plural mutilations)

1. The act of mutilating or the state of being mutilated.
2. (derogatory) gender transition.

Hyponyms

• female genital mutilation
• male genital mutilation

Related terms

• body modification

Translations

Anagrams

• ultimation

French

Etymology

From Latin mutilatio.

Pronunciation

Noun

mutilation f (plural mutilations)

1. mutilation

Related terms

• mutiler

Further reading

• “mutilation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From Middle French contusion, from Latin contusionem, from contusus, past participle of contundere (“to beat”), from com- + tundere (“to beat”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /k?n?tju???n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /k?n?tu??n/
• Rhymes: -u???n

Noun

contusion (countable and uncountable, plural contusions)

1. A wound, such as a bruise, in which the skin is not broken, often having broken blood vessels and discolouration.
2. The act of bruising.

Related terms

• contuse

Translations

Anagrams

• continuos

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cont?si?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??.ty.zj??/

Noun

contusion f (plural contusions)

1. contusion, bruise

Related terms

• contondant

Further reading

• “contusion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).