decapitation.
Beheading; the act of beheading or decapitating.
Meaning & usage
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.
Where this word comes from
From French décapitation.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.