ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Disembody

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Disembody is a verb meaning To cause someone's soul, spirit, consciousness, voice, etc, to become separated from the physical body.

Meaning

To cause someone's soul, spirit, consciousness, voice, etc, to become separated from the physical body.

More Meanings

  1. To separate (a part of the body) from the body.
  2. To discharge from military service or array.

Example Sentences

Jerusha turned, a flush on her cheeks that wasn't makeup, a swath of steam from the vaporizer swirling around her chest, disembodying her head.
"[he] wore the high, stiff collars which were the fashion of the day: in pictures these tend to disembody his head, making him look constrained, uncomfortable, yet they remained his choice."

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include unbody, discorporate, disflesh, disincarnate, dispersonate, desoul.

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