The marks made by wounding and tearing; the act of tearing or rending.
Act of lacerating or tearing: the rent or breach made by tearing.
But it is not in the soul of man to bear the laceration of slander. "The American Union Speaker", John D. Philbrick
But it is not in the soul of man to bear the laceration of slander.
Awkward; ungainly; odd; boorish. ...