mayhem
To commit the criminal offence of mayhem onTo commit the criminal offence of mayhem (noun sense 1) on (someone); to maim.
» Let the mayhem begin.
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2 senses(archaic, transitive)To commit the criminal offence of mayhem (noun sense 1) on (someone); to maim.
(archaic, figuratively, transitive)To violently inflict injury on (someone); to injure, to wound.
Examples
4 sentencesLet the mayhem begin.
There is no reason for such mayhem.
ruЭтому бедламу нет оправдания. — shanghainese
Tom was arrested for aggravated assault and mayhem.
It was complete mayhem.
ruЦарил полный хаос. — odexed
Origin
The noun is derived from Late Middle English mayehem, maihem, a late form of maym, maim (“The noun is derived from Late Middle English mayehem, maihem, a late form of maym, maim (“disfigurement, injury, mutilation; disfigured person”) (whence modern English maim (noun)), from Anglo-Norman mahaim, mahainne (“mutilation”), and Old French mehaing, meshaing (“bodily harm, loss of limb”).
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Forms
mayhems, mayheming, mayhemed, mayhemedSynonyms
25 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle