Disembowel
verb
To cut open an animal or a person and remove their internal organs.
In ancient rituals, they used to disembowel the sacrifice.
Often appears as...
- disembowel a person
- disembowel an animal
verb
To completely destroy or ruin something.
The new regulations have effectively disemboweled our industry.
Often appears as...
- disembowel the industry
- disembowel one's hope
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Idiomatic
verb
To cut open an animal or a person and remove their internal organs.
In ancient rituals, they used to disembowel the sacrifice.
Often appears as...
- disembowel a person
- disembowel an animal
verb
To completely destroy or ruin something.
The new regulations have effectively disemboweled our industry.
Often appears as...
- disembowel the industry
- disembowel one's hope
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Graphic Violence
The word 'disembowel' depicts brutal imagery and is often associated with violent scenes.
Movies that depict battles sometimes show soldiers disemboweling their enemies.
Pro Tip 2/3Highly Graphic
'Disembowel' is too explicit for everyday conversation and may cause discomfort.
They had to edit out the scenes where the hunters disemboweled their catch.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Reference
Mentions of 'disembowel' may refer to ancient or medieval practices or punishments.
Historical texts reveal that to disembowel traitors was a common form of execution.
Pro Tip 1/3Graphic Violence
The word 'disembowel' depicts brutal imagery and is often associated with violent scenes.
Movies that depict battles sometimes show soldiers disemboweling their enemies.
Pro Tip 2/3Highly Graphic
'Disembowel' is too explicit for everyday conversation and may cause discomfort.
They had to edit out the scenes where the hunters disemboweled their catch.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Reference
Mentions of 'disembowel' may refer to ancient or medieval practices or punishments.
Historical texts reveal that to disembowel traitors was a common form of execution.
Pro Tip 1/3Graphic Violence
The word 'disembowel' depicts brutal imagery and is often associated with violent scenes.
Movies that depict battles sometimes show soldiers disemboweling their enemies.
Pro Tip 2/3Highly Graphic
'Disembowel' is too explicit for everyday conversation and may cause discomfort.
They had to edit out the scenes where the hunters disemboweled their catch.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Reference
Mentions of 'disembowel' may refer to ancient or medieval practices or punishments.
Historical texts reveal that to disembowel traitors was a common form of execution.
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Video examples
A Story of Community and...
windmills and transmission lines three that we cannot afford to lose these are outside protected areas these animals live outside protected areas these are not protected areas these are desert grassland Commons so the government has been disemboweling the desert it labels it a wasteland and then it disembowels
Video examples
A Story of Community and...
windmills and transmission lines three that we cannot afford to lose these are outside protected areas these animals live outside protected areas these are not protected areas these are desert grassland Commons so the government has been disemboweling the desert it labels it a wasteland and then it disembowels
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