1. removing or tearing out the bowels or intestines of; disemboweling
Usage: present participle of disbowel; archaic or literary usage; graphic/violent context

Examples

• The historical text described the disboweling of animals during ancient ritual practices.
• Medieval accounts contained graphic descriptions of disboweling as a form of execution.
• The surgeon warned against any disboweling of the organ during the delicate procedure.
• In the old tale, the warrior's disboweling of his enemy was presented as an act of vengeance.
• The butcher's disboweling of the carcass required skill and precision.