decapitation

== English == === Etymology === From French décapitation. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˌkæp.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/, /diˌkæp.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdi.kæp.əˌteɪ.ʃən/, /ˈdi.kæp.əˌteɪ.ʃɪn/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === decapitation (countable and uncountable, plural decapitations) Beheading; the act of beheading or decapitating. The ousting or destruction of the ruling body of a government or other organization. (politics) The unseating of a senior politician. ==== Synonyms ==== beheading ==== Derived terms ==== decapitation strike decapitation secretion ==== Translations ====