disinterment

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UK/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈtɜː.mənt/US/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈtɝː.mənt/

noun

The act of disinterring.

Similar
exhumationdigging up
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Meanings

noundisinterment (countable and uncountable, plural disinterments)

plural disinterments

  1. countableuncountableThe act of disinterring.

    Synonyms: exhumation

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe act of disinterring.

Similar
exhumation

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe act of digging something up out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried

Similar
exhumationdigging up
Broader
actdeedhuman action
Also see
exhumation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From disinter + -ment.

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Translations

Catalan desenterrament
  • desenterramentact of disinterring
Irish dí-adhlacadh
  • dí-adhlacadhact of disinterring
Māori ehunga, hahunga
  • ehungaact of disinterring
  • hahungaact of disinterring
  • huakangaact of disinterring
Polish ekshumacja
  • ekshumacjaact of disinterring
Russian эксгума́ция
  • эксгума́ция (eksgumácija)act of disinterring
Spanish desenterramiento
  • desenterramientoact of disinterring
Swedish uppgrävning, utgrävning
  • uppgrävningact of disinterring
  • utgrävningact of disinterring
  • gravöppningact of disinterring
Ukrainian ексгума́ція
  • ексгума́ція (ekshumácija)act of disinterring
Cite this entry
APA

disinterment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disinterment

MLA

“disinterment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disinterment. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disinterment,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disinterment.

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