Discerp — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

divide into pieces

cut off from a whole

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈaʊnpleɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsˈɜːp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsˈɜːp/

2 syllables Say it as /dˈaʊnpleɪd/.

Examples

our department was dismembered when our funding dried up
The Empire was discerped after the war
His head was severed from his body

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dismember take apart sever lop

Parts of Speech

verb	divide into pieces “our department was dismembered when our funding dried up”
verb	cut off from a whole “His head was severed from his body”

Word Forms

severing	noun	the act of severing
severance	noun	the act of severing
lopper	noun	a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

diserp

in Stücke teilen

🇫🇷French

discerner

diviser en morceaux

🇪🇸Spanish

discernir

dividir en pedazos

🇮🇹Italian

discernere

dividere in pezzi

🇳🇱Dutch

onderscheiden

in stukken verdelen

🇵🇹Portuguese

discernir

dividir em pedaços

🇷🇺Russian

различать

разделить на части

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भेद

टुकड़ों में बांटो

🇮🇳Tamil

கண்டறிதல்

துண்டுகளாக பிரிக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

గుర్తించు

ముక్కలుగా విభజించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

ओळखणे

तुकड्यांमध्ये विभागणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમજવું

ટુકડાઓમાં વિભાજીત કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗ್ರಹಿಸು

ತುಂಡುಗಳಾಗಿ ವಿಭಜಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിവേചനം

കഷണങ്ങളായി വിഭജിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮਝ

ਟੁਕੜਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੰਡੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

سمجھنا

ٹکڑوں میں تقسیم کریں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

辨别

分成几块

🇯🇵Japanese

切り離す

細かく分ける

🇰🇷Korean

분별하다

조각으로 나누다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phân biệt

chia thành từng mảnh

🇹🇭Thai

ฉลาด

แบ่งออกเป็นชิ้น ๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

membedakan

bagi menjadi beberapa bagian

🇵🇭Filipino

unawain

hatiin sa mga piraso

🇲🇾Malay

memahami

bahagikan kepada kepingan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الإدراك

تقسيم إلى قطع

🇮🇷Persian

تشخیص دادن

به قطعات تقسیم کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

ayırt etmek

parçalara ayırmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

להבחין

לחלק לחתיכות

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