decapitation
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decapitation
- /dɪˌkæp.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ UK
- /diˌkæp.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ UK
- /ˈdi.kæp.əˌteɪ.ʃən/ US
- /ˈdi.kæp.əˌteɪ.ʃɪn/ US
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From French décapitation.
noun decapitations
- Beheading; the act of beheading or decapitating. If the headsman's axe was sharp and his aim was true, decapitation was a quick and relatively painless form of death.
- The ousting or destruction of the ruling body of a government or other organization. A decapitation strike carried out by drone killed many of the country's senior generals.
- The unseating of a senior politician. The decapitation of the Foreign Secretary was a significant publicity coup for the opposition.
Similar: beheading
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noun beheading
| Español | decapitación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 참수 chamsu |
| 日本語 | 斬首 zanshu, 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, Dekapitation, Köpfung, Köpfen |
| Italiano | decapitazione |
| Ελληνικά | αποκεφαλισμός apokefalismós, καρατόμηση karatómisi |
| Română | decapitare |
| Русский | обезгла́вливание obezglávlivanije |
| العربية | قَطْعُ الرَّأَس qaṭʕu r-raʔas |
| עברית | עריפת ראש arifát rosh |
Talk about this word "decapitation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/decapitation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. decapitation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/decapitation "decapitation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/decapitation.Cite this
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title = {decapitation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/decapitation},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
