delaceration

English

Etymology

From Latin delacerare, delaceratum (“to tear in pieces”). See lacerate.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /diːˌlæsəˈɹeɪʃən/

Noun

delaceration (plural delacerations)

1. (obsolete) An act of tearing into pieces.
   • 1835, Thaumaturgia, Or Elucidations of the Marvellous:

     […] without much greater demolition and delaceration of the passages; in all these cases, the disease is unquestionably magical.

Anagrams

• acroleinated