adj, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of behead form-of, participle, past

   "The executioner beheaded the king."

Adjective

1. 1
   Having had one's head cut off. not-comparable

   "They gasped at the sight of the beheaded king."

Adjective

1. 1
   having had the head cut off wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

decapitateddecapitatedheadless

Example

More examples

"Many revolutionaries have been beheaded by the axe of a guillotine."

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