Decapitation

/dɪkæpɪˈteɪʃən/ noun

Beheading; the act of beheading or decapitating

Meaning

  1. (noun) Beheading; the act of beheading or decapitating
  2. (noun) The ousting or destruction of the ruling body of a government or other organization. “A decapitation strike carried out by drone killed many of the country's senior generals.”
  3. (noun) The unseating of a senior politician. “The decapitation of the Foreign Secretary was a significant publicity coup for the opposition.”

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Letter breakdown

  • Decapitation contains 12 letters: 6 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
  • It uses 9 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 5.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 17.

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What does Decapitation mean?

Beheading; the act of beheading or decapitating

How many letters are in Decapitation?

Decapitation has 12 letters.

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