beheading
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beheading
- /bɪˈhɛˌdɪŋ/
- /bəˈhɛˌdɪŋ/
Where it comes from
From behead + -ing.
verb
- present participle and gerund of behead
noun beheadings
-
An instance of a person being beheaded.
A large crowd gathered to see the beheading.
Similar: decapitation, decollation
Translations
Every language
noun an instance of beheading
| Español | decapitación, degüello, descabezamiento |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 참수 chamsu |
| 日本語 | 打ち首 uchikubi |
| 中文 | 斬首 /斩首 zhǎnshǒu, 斬罪 /斩罪 zhǎnzuì, 斷頭 /断头 duàntóu, 殺頭 /杀头 shātóu, 問斬 /问斩 wènzhǎn |
| Português | decapitação |
| Français | décapitation |
| Deutsch | Enthauptung |
| Italiano | decapitazione |
| Ελληνικά | αποκεφαλισμός apokefalismós |
| Русский | обезгла́вливание obezglávlivanije, декапита́ция dekapitácija, обезгла́вле́ние obezglávlénije |
| עברית | עריפה a'rifa |
Talk about this word "beheading." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/beheading. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. beheading. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/beheading "beheading." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/beheading.Cite this
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title = {beheading},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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