Disembowelment

Pronunciation: /dɪsɪmˈbaʊəlmənt/

Definitions of disembowelment

noun the act of removing the internal organs, especially the intestines, from a body

Example Sentences

A1 I do not understand the word 'disembowelment'.

A2 The movie showed a graphic scene of disembowelment.

B1 The forensic team found evidence of disembowelment in the victim's body.

B2 The medieval torture method of disembowelment was used on prisoners.

C1 The author described the act of disembowelment in vivid detail in the novel.

C2 The surgeon performed a risky procedure involving disembowelment to save the patient's life.

Examples of disembowelment in a Sentence

formal The forensic pathologist determined that the cause of death was disembowelment.

informal I heard that the victim suffered disembowelment in the horrific accident.

slang That horror movie had some intense disembowelment scenes that made me cringe.

figurative The financial scandal led to the disembowelment of the company's reputation.

Grammatical Forms of disembowelment

• past tense: disembowelled
• plural: disembowelments
• comparative: more disembowelled
• superlative: most disembowelled
• present tense: disembowels
• future tense: will disembowel
• perfect tense: has disembowelled
• continuous tense: is disembowelling
• singular: disembowelment
• positive degree: disembowelled
• infinitive: to disembowel
• gerund: disembowelling
• participle: disembowelling

Origin and Evolution of disembowelment

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Old French

Story behind the word: The word 'disembowelment' originates from the Old French word 'desembouler', which means to take out the entrails.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'disembowelment' has retained its original meaning of removing the entrails from a body, but has also come to be used metaphorically to describe the destruction or ruin of something.