disembowelling
The British English spelling of 'disemboweling' (US spelling), referring to the act of removing someone's internal organs -- historically a component of certain executions, now more commonly encountered in horror fiction, gaming, and graphic content.
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The British English spelling of 'disemboweling' (US spelling), referring to the act of removing someone's internal organs -- historically a component of certain executions, now more commonly encountered in horror fiction, gaming, and graphic content. The word is anatomically direct rather than slangy, but its double-l spelling is a consistent and notable British/Commonwealth orthographic variant. The double-l is the consistently British spelling.
The historical drama did not shy away from depicting the disembowelling of condemned prisoners.
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The act by which somebody is disembowelled.
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