Electrocute — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

kill by electric shock

kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ᵻlˈɛktɹəkjˌuːt/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈaʊtɪdli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈaʊtɪdli/

4 syllables Say it as /ᵻlˈɛktɹəkjˌuːt/.

Examples

She dropped the hair dryer into the bathtub and was instantly electrocuted
The serial killer was electrocuted

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fry

Parts of Speech

verb	kill by electric shock “She dropped the hair dryer into the bathtub and was instantly electrocuted”
verb	kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair “The serial killer was electrocuted”

Word Forms

electrocution

noun

killing by electric shock

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Stromschlag

Tötung durch Stromschlag

🇫🇷French

électrocuter

tuer par choc électrique

🇪🇸Spanish

electrocutar

matar por descarga electrica

🇮🇹Italian

fulminare

uccidere con scossa elettrica

🇳🇱Dutch

elektrocuteren

doden door een elektrische schok

🇵🇹Portuguese

eletrocutar

matar por choque elétrico

🇷🇺Russian

удар электрическим током

убить электрошоком

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विद्युत् से मारना

बिजली का झटका देकर मारना

🇧🇩Bengali

ইলেক্ট্রোকিউট

বৈদ্যুতিক শক দ্বারা হত্যা

🇮🇳Tamil

மின்தடை

மின்சாரம் தாக்கி கொலை

🇮🇳Telugu

విద్యుదాఘాతం

విద్యుదాఘాతంతో చంపేస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

विद्युत्

इलेक्ट्रिक शॉकने मारणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઇલેક્ટ્રોક્યુટ

ઇલેક્ટ્રિક શોક દ્વારા મારવા

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿದ್ಯುದಾಘಾತ

ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ಆಘಾತದಿಂದ ಕೊಲ್ಲುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വൈദ്യുതാഘാതം

വൈദ്യുതാഘാതമേറ്റ് കൊല്ലുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਿਜਲੀ

ਬਿਜਲੀ ਦੇ ਝਟਕੇ ਨਾਲ ਮਾਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

برقی

بجلی کے جھٹکے سے ہلاک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

触电

触电致死

🇯🇵Japanese

感電死

感電で殺す

🇰🇷Korean

감전사하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bị điện giật

giết người bằng điện giật

🇹🇭Thai

ไฟฟ้าช็อต

ฆ่าด้วยไฟฟ้าช็อต

🇮🇩Indonesian

melistrikkan

membunuh dengan sengatan listrik

🇵🇭Filipino

nakuryente

pumatay sa pamamagitan ng electric shock

🇲🇾Malay

renjatan elektrik

membunuh dengan renjatan elektrik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الصعق بالكهرباء

قتل بالصدمة الكهربائية

🇮🇷Persian

برق گرفتگی

با شوک الکتریکی کشتن

🇹🇷Turkish

elektrik çarpması

elektrik şokuyla öldürmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַמִית

להרוג בהלם חשמלי

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