Butchered: meaning, definitions and examples
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butchered
[ หbสtสษrd ]
past action
Butchered refers to the act of killing animals for meat. It can also describe messing up something badly, resulting in poor quality or finished product.
Synonyms
mangled, murdered, ruined, slaughtered
Examples of usage
- He butchered the cow for the market.
- She butchered the pronunciation of the foreign name.
- The editor butchered the author's manuscript.
Translations
Translations of the word "butchered" in other languages:
๐ต๐น desfigurado
๐ฎ๐ณ เคฌเคฟเคเคกเคผเคพ เคนเฅเค
๐ฉ๐ช verunstaltet
๐ฎ๐ฉ terpotong
๐บ๐ฆ ะฟะพััะทะฐะฝะธะน
๐ต๐ฑ zmasakrowany
๐ฏ๐ต ่ๆฎบใใใ
๐ซ๐ท bafouรฉ
๐ช๐ธ desfigurado
๐น๐ท katledilmiล
๐ฐ๐ท ํ์ด๋
๐ธ๐ฆ ู ุดูู
๐จ๐ฟ zohavenรฝ
๐ธ๐ฐ zmrzaฤenรฝ
๐จ๐ณ ่ขซๆฎๆ็
๐ธ๐ฎ zmasakriran
๐ฎ๐ธ sneiddur
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะถะฐัะฐะปาะฐะฝ
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแแแแแฃแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ qฤฑrxฤฑlmฤฑล
๐ฒ๐ฝ desfigurado
Word origin
The term 'butchered' comes from the Old French word 'bouchier', which means to slaughter animals for meat. This word has its origins traced back to the Latin word 'bucer', which refers to a cow or ox. The transition of the term into English occurred during the Norman Conquest in the 11th century. Over time, the meaning of 'butcher' expanded beyond its literal sense of slaughtering animals to include a figurative sense of ruining or making a serious mistake, reflecting the idea of mishandling a task as one would mishandle a piece of meat while butchering. This dual usage illustrates the evolution of language and how certain words can transcend their original meanings to convey additional connotations.