Dismemberment (Noun)
Meaning
The removal of limbs; being cut to pieces.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The gruesome scene of dismemberment shocked the police officers, as they found the victim's body cut into multiple pieces.
- The butcher's careless handling of the chainsaw resulted in his own dismemberment, leaving him with severe injuries.
- In some cultures, dismemberment was a form of punishment, where the victim's limbs were cut off as a public display of retribution.
- The ancient Greek myth of Dionysus tells the story of his dismemberment by the Titans, who tore him apart and ate his limbs.
- Forensic experts worked tirelessly to reassemble the victim's body, which had been subject to brutal dismemberment by a serial killer.