Definition
Separated into pieces; violently removed limbs or parts from a body.
Etymology
From Old French 'desmembrer,' from 'des-' (apart) + 'membre' (limb), ultimately from Latin 'membrum.' The word entered English in the 13th century with both literal and figurative meanings.
Kelly Says
The word shares its root with 'member'—literally 'a limb of a group'—so to dismember is to remove the members, which is why we still use it figuratively for breaking up organizations.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንድ ክፍል
an-d k-if-el
ARالعربية
مُفْتَرَق
mu-f-ta-raq
BNবাংলা
বিচ্ছিন্ন
bi-ch-chin-n
CACatalà
desmembrat
des-mem-brat
CSČeština
rozčleněný
ro-zch-le-ne-ny
DADansk
skåret i stykker
ska-re-t i st-y-kker
DEDeutsch
zerlegt
tser-legt
ELΕλληνικά
συνετεταγμένος
sy-ne-te-ta-g-menos
ESEspañol
desmembrado
des-mem-bra-doh
FAفارسی
تکه تکه شده
te-ke-te-ke sho-de
FISuomi
murtunut
mur-tu-nut
FRFrançais
démembré
deh-mem-bray
HIहिन्दी
विच्छेदित
vi-ch-che-dit
HUMagyar
szétszakítva
szes-zak-it-va
IDBahasa Indonesia
dipecah
di-pe-cah
ITItaliano
dismembrato
dis-mem-bra-toh
JA日本語
切断された
kire-dan-sa-re-ta
KKKK
жұртты бөлді
zhurtty bol-di
KMKM
បានបំផ្លាញ
ba-an-bam-ph-lan
MRMR
भाजलेले
bha-ja-le-le
MSBahasa Melayu
dipecah
di-pe-cah
NLNederlands
ontleden
ont-le-den
NONorsk
skåret i stykker
ska-re-t i st-y-kker
PLPolski
rozkrojony
ro-k-roj-o-ny
PTPortuguês
desmembrado
des-mem-bra-doh
RORomână
dezmembrat
de-z-mem-brat
RUРусский
разчленённый
raz-chlen-yon-nyy
SVSvenska
avhuggen
av-hoo-gen
SWKiswahili
amegwa
a-meg-wa
TAதமிழ்
குறுக்கிடந்தது
ku-ru-kki-dan-thu
TEతెలుగు
విభజించబడిన
vi-bha-jin-cha-b-di-na
THไทย
ถูกตัดสมาชิก
toog-t-t-s-ma-chig
TLTL
pinaghiwalay
pi-na-ghi-wa-lay
TRTürkçe
kesilmiş
ke-sil-miş
UKУкраїнська
розчленований
roz-chlen-o-va-niy
URاردو
ٹوٹا ہوا
to-ta-hoo-a
VITiếng Việt
bị cắt xác
bi cat-xac
ZUZU
izinyembezi
i-zi-nyem-be-zi