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Electrocution

noun/ᵻlˌɛktɹəkjˈuːʃən/
Definition
execution by electricity
killing by electric shock
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ᵻlˌɛktɹəkjˈuːʃən/
🇬🇧British English
/dˈaʊtfəli/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dˈaʊtfəli/
5 syllables Say it as /ᵻlˌɛktɹəkjˈuːʃən/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
electrocuteverbkill by electrocution, as in the electric chair
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Stromschlag
Ausführung durch Elektrizität
🇫🇷French
électrocution
exécution par électricité
🇪🇸Spanish
electrocución
ejecución por electricidad
🇮🇹Italian
elettrocuzione
esecuzione mediante elettricità
🇳🇱Dutch
elektrocutie
uitvoering door elektriciteit
🇵🇹Portuguese
eletrocussão
execução por eletricidade
🇷🇺Russian
поражение электрическим током
исполнение с помощью электричества
India
🇮🇳Hindi
बिजली
बिजली द्वारा निष्पादन
🇧🇩Bengali
ইলেক্ট্রোকশন
বিদ্যুৎ দ্বারা সঞ্চালন
🇮🇳Tamil
மின்கசிவு
மின்சாரம் மூலம் செயல்படுத்துதல்
🇮🇳Telugu
విద్యుదాఘాతం
విద్యుత్ ద్వారా అమలు
🇮🇳Marathi
विद्युत शॉक
वीज द्वारे अंमलबजावणी
🇮🇳Gujarati
વીજળી
વીજળી દ્વારા અમલ
🇮🇳Kannada
ವಿದ್ಯುದಾಘಾತ
ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ಮೂಲಕ ಮರಣದಂಡನೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വൈദ്യുതാഘാതം
വൈദ്യുതി ഉപയോഗിച്ച് നടപ്പിലാക്കൽ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਇਲੈਕਟ੍ਰਿਕਸ਼ਨ
ਬਿਜਲੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਐਗਜ਼ੀਕਿਊਸ਼ਨ
🇵🇰Urdu
برقی جھٹکا
بجلی کی طرف سے عملدرآمد
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
电刑
电力执行
🇯🇵Japanese
感電死
電気による処刑
🇰🇷Korean
감전사
전기로 처형
🇻🇳Vietnamese
điện giật
thi công bằng điện
🇹🇭Thai
ไฟฟ้าช็อต
การดำเนินการด้วยไฟฟ้า
🇮🇩Indonesian
sengatan listrik
eksekusi dengan listrik
🇵🇭Filipino
pagkakakuryente
pagpapatupad sa pamamagitan ng kuryente
🇲🇾Malay
renjatan elektrik
pelaksanaan melalui elektrik
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الصعق بالكهرباء
التنفيذ بالكهرباء
🇮🇷Persian
برق گرفتگی
اجرا با برق
🇹🇷Turkish
elektrik çarpması
elektrikle idam
🇮🇱Hebrew
התחשמלות
ביצוע באמצעות חשמל
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'electrocution'?
The primary meaning of 'electrocution' is 'execution by electricity'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'electrocution' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'electrocution' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'electrocution' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'electrocution' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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