evisceration

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

evisceration (countable and uncountable, plural eviscerations)

1. A disemboweling; the removal of viscera.

   The evisceration of the animal was accomplished with a single blow of the knife.

2. (figuratively, by extension) A vigorous verbal assault.

   The critic delivered another evisceration of the latest movie.

Translations

A disemboweling

• Bulgarian: изкормване n (izkormvane)
• Dutch: van ingewanden ontdoenontweien (nl)
• French: ôter les tripes, étriper (fr)

• Galician: evisceración (gl) f
• Maori: tuakanga, hāparangitanga
• Russian: потрошение (ru) (potrošenije)

A vigorous verbal assault

• Dutch: iets afbreken, neerhalen (nl)

• French: démolir verballement, éreinter quelque chose

Synonyms

• exenteration