| Verb | 1. | lacerate - cut or tear irregularlyrupture, tear, snap, bust - separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper" | |
| 2. | lacerate - deeply hurt the feelings of; distress; "his lacerating remarks"spite, wound, bruise, injure, offend, hurt - hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised me ego" | |
| Adj. | 1. | lacerate - irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn; "lacerate leaves"rough - of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped | |
| 2. | lacerate - having edges that are jagged from injuryinjured - usually used of physical or mental injury to persons; "injured soldiers"; "injured feelings" | |