evisceration
Americannoun
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the act or process of removing internal organs, especially from the torso.
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an act or instance of depriving something of vital or essential parts.
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Surgery. an act or instance of removing an organ or the contents of an organ from the body.
Example Sentences
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In the year since the evisceration of U.S.
From Los Angeles Times
The players failed dismally but the reaction will be an evisceration of the coach.
From BBC
Three months on from an evisceration at the hands of the Springbok scrum, a patched-up Irish pack will be tasked with keeping the Parisian crowd quiet.
From BBC
There were former Australia internationals remarking how impressed they were by England's bowling, and writers sharpening their knives for an evisceration of the home team.
From BBC
At the heart of Lamar’s surgical evisceration of Drake’s brand of artistry is a question all creatives must ask of themselves at some point: What am I doing this for?
From Los Angeles Times
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