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- [dih-kap-i-teyt]
- /dɪˈkæp ɪˌteɪt/
- /dɪˈkæp.ɪ.teɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dih-kap-i-teyt]
- /dɪˈkæp ɪˌteɪt/
Definitions of decapitation word
- verb with object decapitation to cut off the head of; behead: Many people were decapitated during the French Revolution. 1
- noun decapitation The act of beheading; beheading. 1
- noun decapitation beheading 1
- noun decapitation Beheading; the act of beheading or decapitating. 0
- noun decapitation The ousting or destruction of the ruling body of a government or other organization. 0
- noun decapitation (politics) The unseating of a senior politician. 0
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Origin of decapitation
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < Late Latin dēcapitātus, past participle of dēcapitāre, equivalent to dē- de- + capit- (stem of caput) head + -ātus -ate1
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Parts of speech for Decapitation
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
decapitation popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
decapitation usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for decapitation
noun decapitation
- hit — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- hanging — the way in which a thing hangs.
- crucifixion — Crucifixion is a way of killing people which was common in the Roman Empire, in which they were tied or nailed to a cross and left to die.
- shooting — to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.
- punishment — the act of punishing.
Antonyms for decapitation
noun decapitation
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
- abandoning — to leave completely and finally; forsake utterly; desert: to abandon one's farm; to abandon a child; to abandon a sinking ship.
- failure — an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure.
- forgetting — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
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