stab
nounfeminine/fɐˈkaðɐ/low
fa·ca·da
Definition
A thrust or blow with a knife or other pointed weapon.
He died from a single stab to the chest.
She felt a sharp stab of pain in her side.
Common collocations
fatal stabstab woundsurvive a stabstab victim
Idiomatic expressions
- a stab in the back (an act of betrayal)
Etymology
De 'faca' + sufixo '-ada' (ação).