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