Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disembowelment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.57 in modern English

Syllables
dis-em-bow-el-ment
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of disemboweling.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English embowel English disembowel Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English disembowelment From disembowel + -ment.

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What does disembowelment mean?
The act of disemboweling.
Where does disembowelment come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English embowel English disembowel Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English disembowelment From disembowel + -ment.

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