DISINTERMENT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of digging something up out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried

Synonyms:

digging up; disinterment; exhumation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("disinterment" is a kind of...):

act; deed; human action; human activity (something that people do or cause to happen)

Derivation:

disinter (dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies)