Definition
The present participle of decapitate; removing the head from something.
Etymology
From decapitate + -ing (present participle). Describes the action as it occurs.
Kelly Says
Using 'decapitating' figuratively—like 'decapitating the leadership'—is how a word born in brutal history becomes a safe way to describe organizational disruption, showing language's ability to abstract away from violence.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ እንቁላል
en-deh en-kwin-laal
ARالعربية
مُقطع الرأس
mu-qata-t ar-ra's
BNবাংলা
শিরা কাটা
shi-ra ka-ta
CACatalà
decapitar
deh-ka-pee-tar
CSČeština
odsekání hlavy
od-se-ka-ni-hlav-eh
DADansk
hovedafskæringen
ho-veh-af-skae-rin-gen
DEDeutsch
köpfüber
koep-foo-ber
ELΕλληνικά
αποκεφαλισμός
ah-po-ke-fa-lis-mos
ESEspañol
decapitante
deh-kap-i-tan-teh
FAفارسی
سربریدن
sar-ber-i-dan
FISuomi
päänsärky
pa-an-saer-ky
FRFrançais
décapitant
deh-kap-i-tan
HAHA
kisa gaba
kee-sah ga-bah
HEעברית
הוצאה להורג
hoot-sah leh-ho-reg
HIहिन्दी
सिर काटना
seer kaat-nah
HUMagyar
fejezést
feh-je-zeht
IDBahasa Indonesia
membasmi kepala
mem-ba-smi ke-pa-lah
IGIG
ịgba ọkụ
ee-gba ok-oo
ITItaliano
decapitante
deh-ka-pi-tan-teh
MRMR
मुळाचा कापणे
mool-aa-cha kaa-pa-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
pencabutan kepala
pen-cha-bu-tan ke-pa-lah
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေ့ပိုင်းခြောက်
yai-shway-poing-chaw-k
NLNederlands
ontsnellen
ont-snuh-len
NONorsk
hovedavskjæringen
ho-veh-av-skjae-rin-gen
PLPolski
odcinanie głowy
od-chi-na-nie go-wo-wi
PTPortuguês
decapitante
deh-ka-pi-tan-teh
RORomână
decapitare
deh-ka-pee-ta-reh
RUРусский
убийство
oo-bee-stv-oh
SVSvenska
avhuvudande
ah-voo-hood-an-deh
SWKiswahili
kuchakata kichwa
koo-cha-ka-ta kee-chwa
TAதமிழ்
தலை வெட்டல்
tha-lai vet-tal
TEతెలుగు
దీర్ఘ చంపటం
dee-rgh-a cham-pa-tam
THไทย
ตัดศีรษะ
tát sit-sa
TLTL
pag-puputol ng ulo
pa-gup-u-tol ng oo-loh
TRTürkçe
kesici
keh-sih-chee
UKУкраїнська
декапітація
deh-ka-pi-ta-tsi-ya
URاردو
سر کاٹنا
sar kaat-nah
VITiếng Việt
cắt đầu
cat dau
ZUZU
ukuthwala isibindi
oo-koo-thwa-la ee-si-bin-di