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kneecapping.

The act of injuring the knees of (a person), usually by shooting at the knees; often a punishment carried out by criminals or terrorists.

11 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The act of injuring the knees of (a person), usually by shooting at the knees; often a punishment carried out by criminals or terrorists.

    countable · gerund · uncountable
    The mafiosi punished the informer by giving him a kneecapping.
    Five kneecappings have been reported this month.
  2. An excessively and needlessly damaging attack or disparagement.

    broadly · countable · figuratively · gerund · uncountable
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of kneecap

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.