beheaded

bɪˈhɛdɪd

Definition

Definition of beheaded - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

decapitatedhaving had the head cut off

The beheaded statue stood in the museum.

decapitated

headless

metaphoricallacking leadership or central figure

The organization felt beheaded after the CEO resigned.

leaderless

rudderless

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Origin of beheaded

Old English, be- (off) + heafod (head) + -ed (past tense)

Examples of beheaded in a sentence

A beheaded doll lay forgotten in the attic.
The team felt beheaded after losing their captain.
Without its founder, the startup seemed beheaded.

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French:décapité, sans tête, ...
German:enthauptet, kopflos, ...
Italian:decapitato, decapitata, ...
Spanish:decapitado, descabezado, ...
Portuguese:decapitado, desorientado, ...
Chinese:被斩首的, 群龙无首, ...
Japanese:首のない, 指導者を失った, ...
Arabic:مَقْطوع الرَأْس, مَفْقُود الرَّأْس, ...
Hebrew:עָרוּף רֹאשׁ, לְלֹא הַנְהָגָה, ...
Russian:обезглавленный, ...
Ukrainian:обезголовлений, ...
Hindi:सिर कटा, नेतृत्वविहीन, ...
Bengali:শিরশ্ছেদিত, নেতৃত্বহীন, ...
Catalan:decapitat, sense líder, ...
Czech:sťatý, ochromený, ...
Danish:halshugget, lederløs, ...
Dutch:onthoofd, ...
Greek:αποκεφαλισμένος, χωρίς ηγεσία, ...
Hungarian:lefejezett, vezető nélküli, ...
Khmer:ត្រូវបានកាត់ក្បាល, គ្មានថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំ ឬមេដឹកនាំកណ្តាល, ...
Korean:머리가 잘린, 지도자가 없는, ...
Persian:سربریده, بی‌رهبر, ...
Polish:ścięty, bezgłowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):decapitado, desgovernada, ...
Romanian:decapitat, fără conducere, ...
Swedish:halshuggen, huvudlös, ...
Thai:ไร้หัว, ขาดผู้นำ, ...
Turkish:başı kesilmiş, başsız, ...
Vietnamese:mất đầu, mất phương hướng, ...

behead

bɪˈhɛd

Definition of behead - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

punishmentcut off the head as punishment

He was beheaded for his crimes.
The king ordered the traitor to be beheaded.
Many were beheaded during the revolution.

decapitate

execute

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Origin of behead

Old English, be- (off) + head (top)

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French:décapiter, ...
German:köpfen, ...
Italian:decapitare, ...
Spanish:decapitar, ...
Portuguese:decapitar, ...
Chinese:斩首, ...
Japanese:斬首する, ...
Arabic:قَطَعَ رَأْسَهُ, ...
Hebrew:לַעֲרוֹף, ...
Russian:обезглавливать, ...
Ukrainian:обезголовити, ...
Hindi:सिर काटना, ...
Bengali:শিরশ্ছেদ করা, ...
Catalan:decapitar, ...
Czech:setnout, ...
Danish:halshugge, ...
Dutch:onthoofden, ...
Greek:αποκεφαλίζω, ...
Hungarian:lefejezni, ...
Khmer:កាត់ក្បាល, ...
Korean:참수되다, ...
Persian:گردن زدن, ...
Polish:ściąć, ...
Portuguese (BR):decapitar, ...
Romanian:a decapita, ...
Swedish:halshugga, ...
Thai:ประหารชีวิตด้วยการตัดศีรษะ, ...
Turkish:başını kesmek, ...
Vietnamese:chặt đầu, ...

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