The meaning of MANGLED is severely injured or damaged by cutting, tearing, or crushing. How to use mangled in a sentence.

MANGLED definition: 1. destroyed by being twisted with force or torn into pieces so that the original form is…. Learn more.

These verbs mean to cause severe injury or damage: machinery that mangled the worker's fingers; a construction worker maimed in an accident; a hiker mauled by a hungry bear; soldiers mutilated by …

mangled, mangling to injure severely, disfigure, or mutilate by cutting, slashing, or crushing. The coat sleeve was mangled in the gears of the machine. to spoil or ruin; mar badly. The story was mangled …

Definition of mangled adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

The word mangled is derived from mangle, shown below. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

man•gle1 (mang′ gəl), v.t., -gled, -gling. to injure severely, disfigure, or mutilate by cutting, slashing, or crushing: The coat sleeve was mangled in the gears of the machine. to spoil; ruin; mar badly: to …

The newspaper mangled the story. [=it did not report the story correctly] He mangled [= botched] the speech. They mangled my favorite song!

Something that's mangled is damaged or even ruined from being crushed, torn, or sliced. Your recycling bin will be full of mangled soda cans if you stomp on them with your work boots before tossing them in.

Aug 25, 2025 · mangled (comparative more mangled, superlative most mangled) mutilated, twisted, or disfigured.