decapitation

/dษชkรฆpษชหˆteษชสƒษ™n/

IPA: /D IH0 K AE0 P IH0 T EY1 SH AH0 N/

noun
  1. 1

    Beheading; the act of beheading or decapitating

  2. 2

    The ousting or destruction of the ruling body of a government or other organization.

    โ€œA decapitation strike carried out by drone killed many of the country's senior generals.โ€

  3. 3

    The unseating of a senior politician.

    โ€œThe decapitation of the Foreign Secretary was a significant publicity coup for the opposition.โ€

Synonyms

beheading

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