Definition
the act of cutting off or separating limbs or members from a body, either literally or figuratively.
Etymology
From Latin 'demembrare' (to dismember), combining 'de-' (off) and 'membrare' (to member, from membrum meaning limb). Used historically in both anatomical and political contexts.
Kelly Says
Roman surgeons and Medieval executioners both used this term — it shows how the same word could describe medical amputation or the political 'dismembering' of empires.
Translations
CACatalà
desmembrament
des-mem-bra-ment
CSČeština
rozštěpení
roz-ště-pé-ni
DEDeutsch
Zergliederung
t͡sɛɐ̯rˈɡlɪdɐʁʊŋ
ELΕλληνικά
διασπάσιμο
di-as-pa-si-mo
ESEspañol
desmembración
des-mem-bra-sión
FISuomi
hajoaminen
ha-jo-a-mi-nen
FRFrançais
démembration
de-mem-bra-syon
HIहिन्दी
विच्छेदन
vichchedan
HUMagyar
széttagolás
szed-tag-o-las
IDBahasa Indonesia
pembelahan
pem-be-la-han
ITItaliano
dismembrazione
dis-mem-bra-tsione
MSBahasa Melayu
pembelahan
pem-be-la-han
MYမြန်မာ
ပြုပြင်
pyu-pyin
NLNederlands
ontbinding
ont-bin-ding
PLPolski
rozbicie
roz-bi-t͡sje
PTPortuguês
desmembração
des-mem-bra-ção
RORomână
desmembrare
des-mem-bra-re
RUРусский
деление
deleniye
SVSvenska
avdelning
av-del-ning
TAதமிழ்
பகுப்பாக்கல்
pagu-ppa-kkal
TLTL
paghihiwalay
pa-hi-hi-wa-lay
TRTürkçe
parçalanma
par-cha-lan-ma
UKУкраїнська
розчленення
rozchlenennya
VITiếng Việt
phân chia
phan chia