disembowel

[ dis-em-bou-uhl ]

verb (used with object)

, dis·em·bow·eled, dis·em·bow·el·ing or (especially British) dis·em·bow·elled, dis·em·bow·el·ling.

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.

disembowel

/ ˌdɪsɪmˈbaʊəl /

verb

1. tr to remove the entrails of

Derived Forms

• ˌdisemˈbowelment, noun

Other Words From

• disem·bowel·ment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of disembowel¹

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

Example Sentences

As it turned out, the woman was not pregnant but had been disemboweled.

From Los Angeles Times

One month later I saw people in Kalimantan beheading and disembowelling their neighbours.

From BBC

On Nov. 22, a campaign received texts threatening to “impale” and “disembowel” a candidate.

From Seattle Times

Then they disembowel it and it all just comes spilling out.

From Salon

The 2019 crash killed Lee and seriously injured his two passengers, including a then-8-year-old boy who was disemboweled, court documents show.

From Reuters