How to Pronounce "dismembered"
word
dɪsˈmɛmbɝd
diss-MEM-berd
dɪsmˈɛmbəd
diss-MEM-buhd
Definition
If something is dismembered, it means its parts have been cut or torn apart, especially a body or an object broken into separate pieces.
IPA Transcription
American English
dɪsˈmɛmbɝd
British English
dɪsmˈɛmbəd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
diss-MEM-berd
UK
diss-MEM-buhd
Listen in Context
The statue was dismembered by vandals last night.
The animal's body was dismembered by predators.
The old machine was dismembered for scrap metal.
The story was so disturbing that it described a dismembered victim in detail.