dissecting
verb (present participle)UK /daɪˈsektɪŋ/
US /daɪˈsektɪŋ/
Cutting something open carefully to see what is inside.
The students are dissecting a frog in science class today.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. Looking at something in great detail, piece by piece.
The reporter is dissecting the speech to find hidden meanings.
3. Breaking a complicated idea into smaller parts to understand it.
She is dissecting the math problem step by step.
4. Criticizing something very closely and harshly.
The critics spent hours dissecting the new movie.