decapitation

See also décapitation

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dɪkæpɪˈteɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

decapitation (plural decapitations)

1. The act of beheading; beheading.

   If the headsman's axe was sharp and his aim was true, decapitation was a quick and relatively painless form of death

Synonyms

• beheading

Translations

beheading

• Bulgarian: обезглавяване (bg) n (obezglavjavane)
• Catalan: decapitació (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 斬首 (cmn), 斩首 (cmn) (zhǎnshǒu), 斬罪 (cmn), 斩罪 (cmn) (zhǎnzuì), 斷頭 (cmn), 断头 (cmn) (duàntóu), 杀头 (cmn), 殺頭 (cmn) (shātóu), 問斬 (cmn), 问斩 (cmn) (wènzhǎn)

• Danish: halshugning (da) c

• Dutch: onthoofding (nl)
• Esperanto: senkapigo (eo)
• French: décapitation (fr) f
• German: Enthauptung (de) f
• Greek: αποκεφαλισμός (el) (apokefalismós) (apokefalismόs) m
• Scottish Gaelic: dì-cheannadh (gd) m
• Spanish: decapitación (es) f