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Scarification vs Mutilation - What's the difference?

scarification | mutilation |

As nouns the difference between scarification and mutilation

is that scarification is the act of scarifying - of raking the ground harshly to remove weeds, etc while mutilation is the act of mutilating or the state of being mutilated.

scarification

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of scarifying - of raking the ground harshly to remove weeds, etc.
  • A medieval form of penance in which the skin was damaged with a knife or hot iron.

    • Anagrams

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    mutilation

    English

    Noun

  • The act of mutilating or the state of being mutilated.

    • Hyponyms

    * female genital mutilation * male genital mutilation

    Related terms

    * body modification