dismemberment
pronunciation
How to pronounce dismemberment in British English:
UK 
How to pronounce dismemberment in American English:
US [dɪsˈmembərmənt]
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- Noun:
- the removal of limbs; being cut to pieces
Word Origin
- dismemberment (n.)
- 1751, from dismember + -ment. Earlier formation was dismembration (1590s).
Example
- 1. The yukos dismemberment was their victory .
- 2. Death : mummification , dismemberment , and the cult of osiris .
- 3. A revolt against wimpy horror stories severely lacking in blood and dismemberment .
- 4. At a few places , inclusions can be seen to be derived by dismemberment of partings .
- 5. He said to the board that he was going to tell treasury secretary nicholas brady he would not serve as interim chairman ; he had come to save the firm , not to oversee its dismemberment .