lacerated
Ripped with rough edges
Lacerated describes flesh that has been torn or deeply cut, typically with jagged edges rather than a clean incision: a lacerated wound, His arm was badly lacerated by the broken glass.
The word extends to emotional wounds—lacerated feelings suggest being deeply hurt or wounded by someone's words or actions.
Having sustained harm
- hurtCause or feel pain
- heartbrokenOverwhelmed with grief
- devastatedOverwhelmed by grief
- torn apartForcibly separated into pieces
anguished · pained · suffering · grieving · tormented · scarred · damaged · raw
Aggressive act against another
- assaultViolent offensive act
- mauledViolently attacked, torn
- slashedCut with force
- stabbedPierced with blade
clawed · bitten · gored · savaged · brutalized · injured · victimized · wounded
Sharply uneven, notched
mangled · tattered · serrated · irregular · uneven · ravaged · mutilated · split
Profuse discharge of blood
- bleedingBlood loss from injury
- blood lossDepletion of vital fluid
- tissue damageHarm to body cells
- scarringPermanent mark formation
infection · wound care · stitches · sutures · dressing · bandage · antiseptic · healing
wounded
Having sustained harm
- hurtCause or feel pain
- heartbrokenOverwhelmed with grief
- devastatedOverwhelmed by grief
torn apart · anguished · pained · suffering · grieving · tormented · scarred · damaged · raw · broken
attack
Aggressive act against another
stabbed · clawed · bitten · gored · savaged · brutalized · injured · victimized · wounded · struck
jagged
Sharply uneven, notched
frayed · mangled · tattered · serrated · irregular · uneven · ravaged · mutilated · split · gaping
gash
Deep, ragged incision
rip · incision · lesion · abrasion · puncture · rent · slice · slit · scrape · gouge
hemorrhage
Profuse discharge of blood
- bleedingBlood loss from injury
- blood lossDepletion of vital fluid
- tissue damageHarm to body cells
scarring · infection · wound care · stitches · sutures · dressing · bandage · antiseptic · healing · scab
stinging
Causing sharp pain
burning · smarting · tender · excruciating · sharp · aching · piercing · gnawing · sensitive · inflamed
- deformitiesdeformed, disfigured, misshapen, distorted, twisted