Definition
Past tense of electrocute: to kill someone by passing a strong electric current through their body, or sometimes to injure them severely with electricity.
Etymology
From 'electric' plus the Latin 'cutus' (suffix for execution methods). The word was invented around 1890 when electric chairs were first used for executions.
Kelly Says
The word 'electrocute' is actually a blend word (called a portmanteau) created specifically for the electric chair—it's a relatively young word, less than 150 years old, invented to describe a new way of execution!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ኤሌክትሪክ ጥቃት
eh-lehk-trik ti-qat
ARالعربية
صعق كهربائي
saʿq al-qahrabaa'i
BNবাংলা
বিদ্যুৎপ্রবাহ
bidyut-pro-bah
CACatalà
electrocutat
eh-lek-troh-koo-tah-t
CSČeština
elektrošok
eh-lek-troh-shohk
DADansk
elektrocutet
eh-lek-troh-koo-teh
DEDeutsch
elektrocut
eh-lek-troh-koot
ELΕλληνικά
ηλεκτροπληγή
eh-lek-troh-plig-eh
ESEspañol
electrocutado
eh-lek-troh-koo-tah-doh
FAفارسی
صاعقه الکتریکی
saʿqah al-ikhtirikī
FISuomi
sähköpurkaus
sähkö-pur-kaus
FRFrançais
électrocuté
el-ek-troh-koo-tay
GUGU
વિદ્યુત ચકિત
vidyut chakit
HAHA
gaba-gaba
gah-bah-gah-bah
HEעברית
הדברת חשמל
ha-der-bat-has-mal
HIहिन्दी
विद्युत चकित
vidyut chakit
HUMagyar
elektrostat
eh-lek-troh-stat
IDBahasa Indonesia
terkena listrik
ter-ke-na lis-trik
IGIG
ịgba ọkụ
ee-gba oh-koo
ITItaliano
elettrocutato
eh-lehk-troh-koo-tah-toh
KKKK
электрoшoк
eh-lek-troh-shohk
KMKM
ប្រើប្រាស់ប្រព័ន្ធ
pruh-prah-sa-th-pra-pohn-th
KO한국어
전기 충격
jeon-gi chung-gyeok
MRMR
विद्युतशॉक
vidyut-shohk
MSBahasa Melayu
elektroshock
eh-lek-troh-shohk
MYမြန်မာ
လျှပ်စစ် သိမ်
l-y-ep-sit-she-im
NLNederlands
electrocutie
eh-lek-troh-koo-tee
NONorsk
elektrokutet
eh-lek-troh-koo-teh
PAPA
ਇਕਤਰੀਕ ਸ਼ੋਕ
ihk-ta-ree-k shohk
PLPolski
porażony prądem
por-a-zo-nee proh-dem
PTPortuguês
electrocutado
eh-lek-troh-koo-tah-doh
RORomână
electrocutat
eh-lek-troh-koo-tah-t
RUРусский
электрический удар
elektricheskiy udar
SVSvenska
elektrocutad
eh-lek-troh-koo-tahd
SWKiswahili
kufa kwa umeme
koo-fah kwa oo-meh-meh
TAதமிழ்
விசை மின்னல்
visai minnal
TEతెలుగు
విద్యుత్తు ప్రవాహం
vidyutthu pravaham
THไทย
ถูกไฟดูด
toek fai doo
TLTL
na-e-lektrokuti
na-eh-lek-troh-koo-tee
TRTürkçe
elektroşok
eh-lek-troh-shohk
UKУкраїнська
електрошоком
eh-lek-troh-shoh-kom
URاردو
بجلی مارا
bajli maara
VITiếng Việt
được điện giật
dược điện giat
YOYO
ṣẹ́ẹ̀rọ́ ẹ̀lẹ́kẹ́trìkì
she-eh-roh eh-leh-keh-tri-kee
ZUZU
ukuthiwe yi-electricity
oo-koo-thee-weh ee-eh-lek-trih-si-tee