dismemberment

🇺🇸 /dɪsˈmembərmənt/ 🇬🇧 /dɪsˈmembəmənt/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP20000
noun
R

Cutting a dead body into pieces.

The police investigated the dismemberment after finding body parts in the river.

R

Dividing something into smaller parts.

The dismemberment of the company led to several smaller businesses.

translation

n. Cutting a dead body into pieces.; Dividing something into smaller parts.

Word Forms

Plural dismemberments