Kneecapping

Pronunciation: /ˈniˌkæpɪŋ/

Kneecapping (noun)

  1. a violent act of injuring someone's knee to punish or control them.
  2. an action to harm someone's career or business, often secretly.

Examples

  • The gang used kneecapping to intimidate their rivals.
  • Kneecapping was a brutal method of enforcing control.

Common collocations: brutal kneecapping, use kneecapping, business kneecapping, engage in kneecapping, corporate kneecapping

Synonyms of Kneecapping

Neutral

Informal

Antonyms of Kneecapping

  • restoring health or function