noun
Meaning 1
The act of disemboweling.
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
Standard Lemma guide
disembowelment
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noun
Meaning 2
the act of removing the bowels or viscera; the act of cutting so as to cause the viscera to protrude
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: evisceration
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: removal, remotion
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English embowel English disembowel Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English disembowelment From disembowel + -ment.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Esperanto: sentripigado — the act of disembowelling
- Māori: tuakanga — the act of disembowelling
- Māori: hāparangitanga — the act of disembowelling
- Spanish: eventración — the act of disembowelling
- Spanish: evisceración — the act of disembowelling
- Spanish: destripamiento — the act of disembowelling