disembowel

American  

[dis-em-bou-uhl] / ˌdɪs ɛmˈbaʊ əl /

verb (used with object)

disemboweled, disemboweling, disembowelled, disembowelling

1. to remove the bowels or entrails from; eviscerate.

2. to cut or slash open the abdomen of, as by bayoneting, so as to expose or remove the viscera.

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disembowel British  

/ ˌdɪsɪmˈbaʊəl /

verb

1. (tr) to remove the entrails of

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Other Word Forms

• disembowelment noun

Etymology

Origin of disembowel

First recorded in 1595–1605; dis- ¹ + embowel

Example Sentences

Keck’s horizontal equestrian sculpture, which intimates occupation of the land, became Walker’s vertical, a grotesque standing humanoid, disemboweled.

From Los Angeles Times

These days Chen, now 49 and sporting closely cropped hair with just a hint of gray, is not worried about being disemboweled during lunch.

From Washington Post

I know I wasn't supposed to, but the second time I watched the emotionally disemboweling prestige weeper "Dear Edward," the Apple TV+ adaptation of Ann Napolitano's best-selling 2020 novel, I thought of Prince Harry.

From Salon

Director and screenwriter Scott Cooper builds tension with a series of seemingly unconnected clues — a note fragment, a military jacket missing a decoration, some animals disemboweled.

From Seattle Times

Since she’s played by Frances McDormand, the most famous face in the cast and an actor who could disembowel the patriarchy in her sleep, the abruptness of her departure feels particularly pointed.

From Los Angeles Times