maim
maim · maims
A severe, serious woundA severe, serious wound.
/meɪm/
» Sami killed, maimed, and raped women.
OsoHombre · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(obsolete)A severe, serious wound.
Examples
6 sentencesSami killed, maimed, and raped women.
In deleting his comments, censor-boy maims the record.
War maims people, not only physically but also mentally.
ruВойна калечит людей не только физически, но и душевно. — odexed
If you try to stare down a bear, it will maim you.
The cat maimed three squirrels.
Origin
From Middle English maymen, mahaymen, from Anglo-Norman maheimer, mahaigner, of Germanic oFrom Middle English maymen, mahaymen, from Anglo-Norman maheimer, mahaigner, of Germanic origin; see mayhem.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source