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Definitions for Mayhem

[1] Law . the crime of willfully inflicting a bodily injury on another so as to make the victim less capable of self-defense or, under modern statutes, so as to cripple or mutilate the victim.
[2] random or deliberate violence or damage.
[3] a state of rowdy disorder: Antagonisms between the various factions at the meeting finally boiled over, and mayhem ensued.
[4] law the wilful and unlawful infliction of injury upon a person, esp (formerly) the injuring or removing of a limb rendering him less capable of defending himself against attack
[5] any violent destruction or confusion

Words related to Mayhem

violence, commotion, havoc, pandemonium, fracas, anarchy, destruction, trouble, disorder

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Origin of Mayhem

1350–1400; Middle English maheym, maim < Anglo-French mahe(i)m, mahaim < Germanic; akin to Middle High German meidem gelding, Old Norse meitha to injure. See maim

Words that may be confused with Mayhem

maim, mayhem, (see, synonym, study, at, maim)

Word origin for Mayhem

C15: from Anglo-French mahem injury, from Germanic; related to Icelandic meitha to hurt. See maim

Synonyms for Mayhem

anarchy, commotion, destruction, fracas, havoc, pandemonium, violence, disorder, trouble