Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disembody

/dɪsɪbˈɑdi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dis-em-body
IPA: /dɪsɪbˈɑdi/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause someone's soul, spirit, consciousness, voice, etc, to become separated from the physical body.

verb

To separate (a part of the body) from the body.

verb

To discharge from military service or array.

Example Sentences

""[he] wore the high, stiff collars which were the fashion of the day: in pictures these tend to disembody his head, making him look constrained, uncomfortable, yet they remained his choice.""
"Jerusha turned, a flush on her cheeks that wasn't makeup, a swath of steam from the vaporizer swirling around her chest, disembodying her head."

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English embody English disembody From dis- + embody.

Inflected Forms

disembodies (present, singular) disembodying (participle, present) disembodied (participle, past) disembodied (past)

Derived Forms

disembodiment

Rhymes With

body embody shoddy roddy mahdi ahmadi gennady radi boddy waddy canady oddy

Questions

How do you pronounce disembody?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsɪbˈɑdi/.
What does disembody mean?: To cause someone's soul, spirit, consciousness, voice, etc, to become separated from the physical body.
Where does disembody come from?: Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English embody English disembody From dis- + embody.

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