noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/læsəˈɹeɪʃən/
rhymes with -eɪʃən
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CMU ARPABET:L AE2 S ER0 EY1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
An irregular open wound to soft tissue.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The doctor sewed up the laceration in his arm.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The act of lacerating or tearing, either literally or figuratively.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the act of lacerating
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tear
4
noun
Meaning 4
a torn ragged wound
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wound, lesion
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
разкъсна рана
(razkǎsna rana)
— an irregular open wound to soft tissue
Catalan:
laceració
— an irregular open wound to soft tissue
Chinese Mandarin:
劃破 /划破
(huápò)
— an irregular open wound to soft tissue
Czech:
lacerace
— an irregular open wound to soft tissue
Finnish:
repeämä
— an irregular open wound to soft tissue
Finnish:
repeämähaava
— an irregular open wound to soft tissue
French:
lacération
— an irregular open wound to soft tissue
Galician:
laceración
— an irregular open wound to soft tissue
German:
Platzwunde
— an irregular open wound to soft tissue
Hindi:
विदार
(vidār)
— an irregular open wound to soft tissue
Hindi:
विदीर्णन
(vidīrṇan)
— an irregular open wound to soft tissue
Hindi:
विदारण
(vidāraṇ)
— an irregular open wound to soft tissue
Italian:
lacerazione
— an irregular open wound to soft tissue
Macedonian:
расекотина
(rasekotina)
— an irregular open wound to soft tissue
Polish:
rana szarpana
— an irregular open wound to soft tissue
Portuguese:
laceração
— an irregular open wound to soft tissue
Russian:
разры́в
(razrýv)
— an irregular open wound to soft tissue
Russian:
рва́ная ра́на
(rvánaja rána)
— an irregular open wound to soft tissue
Serbo-Croatian:
razderotina
— an irregular open wound to soft tissue
Spanish:
laceración
— an irregular open wound to soft tissue
Swedish:
krossår
— an irregular open wound to soft tissue
Ukrainian:
розі́рвання
(rozírvannja)
— an irregular open wound to soft tissue
Ukrainian:
рва́на ра́на
(rvána rána)
— an irregular open wound to soft tissue
