EVISCERATION

evisceration

(noun) altering something (as a legislative act or a statement) in such a manner as to reduce its value; “the adoption of their amendments would have amounted to an evisceration of the act”

disembowelment, evisceration

(noun) the act of removing the bowels or viscera; the act of cutting so as to cause the viscera to protrude

evisceration

(noun) surgical removal of an organ (or the contents of an organ) from a patient

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

evisceration (countable and uncountable, plural eviscerations)

A disemboweling; the removal of viscera.

(figurative, by extension) A vigorous verbal or physical assault.

Synonyms

• exenteration

Anagrams

• convarieties

Source: Wiktionary


E*vis`cer*a"tion, a.

Definition: A disemboweling.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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6 June 2025

PUNGENCY

(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”


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