decapitation

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) Beheading; the act of beheading or decapitating.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The ousting or destruction of the ruling body of a government or other organization.
  3. (countable, uncountable) The unseating of a senior politician.

Frequency

34k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɪˌkæp.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/
Etymology

From French décapitation.

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