dismemberment
dismemberment · dismemberments
The act of dismemberingThe act of dismembering.
US/dɪsmˈɛmbɚmənt/
Meaning
3 senses(countable)The act of dismembering.
(uncountable)The state or condition of being dismembered.
(countable)Removal from membership; detachment from an organization, group, etc.
More definitions
- the removal of limbs; being cut to pieces
Forms
plural: dismemberments| Singular | dismemberment |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the removal of limbs; being cut to pieces:taking apart
Word family
3 related wordsRelateddismember
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable