knifing
Sharp weapon assault
Knifing is an act of stabbing with a knife: The knifing left him in critical condition.
The word typically appears in news reports about violent attacks.
It can also describe a cutting motion through something: the knifing wind, knifing through the water.
Wounding with a blade
- attackAggressive act against another
- assaultViolent offensive act
- woundCoiled, or an injury
- bladeFlat cutting edge
slash · cut · puncture · victim · assailant · mugging · street crime · gang
Cutting into portions
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- glidingEngineless aerial movement
- slashingCutting with force
carving · thrusting · sweeping · cleaving · parting · severing · splitting · dividing
Covert betrayal of trust
- treacheryDeliberate violation of trust
- double-crossingBetraying someone's trust
- sabotageDeliberate disruption of operations
- underminingWeakening by covert means
betraying · duplicity · disloyalty · scheming · plotting · manipulation · deception · sellout
stabbing
Wounding with a blade
blade · slash · cut · puncture · victim · assailant · mugging · street crime · gang · injury
slicing
Cutting into portions
slashing · carving · thrusting · sweeping · cleaving · parting · severing · splitting · dividing · penetrating
backstabbing
Covert betrayal of trust
- treacheryDeliberate violation of trust
- double-crossingBetraying someone's trust
- sabotageDeliberate disruption of operations
undermining · betraying · duplicity · disloyalty · scheming · plotting · manipulation · deception · sellout · turncoat
knifingshooting
Discharging a weapon
bludgeoning · strangling · poisoning · bombing · beating