Word
mangled
Phoneticsman·gled
US/ˈmæŋɡəɫd/
UK/mˈæŋɡəld/
Definition
v. to twist or crush something so badly that it is no longer in its original shape. You use this when something is broken or damaged in a messy way.
v. to twist, crush, or tear something violently, resulting in a distorted or broken state. Often used to describe physical damage to objects or the distortion of language.
Examples
“The car was mangled in the accident.”
“The old typewriter keys were so mangled that the machine could no longer type a single letter correctly.”
“The witness's testimony was so mangled by the cross-examination that the jury struggled to determine the actual sequence of events.”
Examples
simple
“The car was mangled in the accident.”
contextual
“The old typewriter keys were so mangled that the machine could no longer type a single letter correctly.”
complex
“The witness's testimony was so mangled by the cross-examination that the jury struggled to determine the actual sequence of events.”