Dismemberment

dis·mem·ber  (ds-mmbr)

tr.v. dis·mem·bered, dis·mem·ber·ing, dis·mem·bers

1. To cut, tear, or pull off the limbs of.

2. To divide into pieces.

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[Middle English dismembren, from Old French desmembrer, from Vulgar Latin *dismembrre : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin membrum, limb; see member.]

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dis·member·ment n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

dismemberment - the removal of limbs; being cut to pieces taking apart torturing, torture - the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason; "it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession" mutilation - an injury that causes disfigurement or that deprives you of a limb or other important body part