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.
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