disembowelment

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noun

The act of disemboweling.

Similar
evisceration
OriginEnglish disembowel ← Middle English dis- ← Latin dis- →
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Meanings

noundisembowelment (countable and uncountable, plural disembowelments)

plural disembowelments

  1. countableuncountableThe act of disemboweling.

    Synonyms: evisceration

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe act of disemboweling.

Similar
evisceration

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe act of removing the bowels or viscera; the act of cutting so as to cause the viscera to protrude

Similar
evisceration
Broader
removalremotion
Also see
eviscerationgutting

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Old Frenchdes-
  7. Latindis-
  8. Middle Englishdis-
  9. Englishdis-
  10. Englishembowel
  11. Englishdisembowel
  12. Englishdisembowelment

From disembowel + -ment.

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Translations

Esperanto sentripigado
  • sentripigadothe act of disembowelling
Māori tuakanga, hāparangitanga
  • tuakangathe act of disembowelling
  • hāparangitangathe act of disembowelling
Spanish eventración, evisceración
  • eventraciónthe act of disembowelling
  • evisceraciónthe act of disembowelling
  • destripamientothe act of disembowelling
Cite this entry
APA

disembowelment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disembowelment

MLA

“disembowelment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disembowelment. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disembowelment,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disembowelment.

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