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mayhem Definition

may·hem (hem, māəm)

noun

  1. Law the offense of maiming a person; specif.,
    1. the intentional mutilation of another's body
    2. injury inflicted on another so as to cause loss of a bodily part or function necessary for self-defense
  2. any deliberate destruction or violence

Etymology: see maim

mayhem Synonyms

mayhem

n.

maiming, mutilating, dismembering, dismemberment, injury, great bodily injury, disfiguring, crippling, immedicable vulnus (Latin), deforming, deformation, violence, destruction; see also crime 2.

mayhem Law Definition

n

Violent, disorderly behavior.

mayhem Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • unleash: Mission Impossible 2: How do you prevent terrorists from unleashing mayhem on the entire world?
  • cause: He caused absolute mayhem pushing the pram to the back of the bus.
  • create: Richard always had the idea of creating religious mayhem.
  • watch: Inside, Deep Throat watches the mayhem, looking calm.
  • avoid: However, he did eventually ring me from Croatia, where he very sensible went to avoid the mayhem.
  • bring: The Love household depart en masse for some summer fun - bringing merry mayhem in their wake.

Preposition: in

city: Few government offices or institutions were spared, with the coalition leaders helpless to stop the mayhem in this city of 600,000 people.

Adjective modifier

  • gory: Gory mayhem aside, there's not really much else to offer.
  • ruthless: Chicago now poses ruthless mayhem of problems in its.
  • bloody: The film is a story of drugs, gangs and bloody mayhem with a pinch of black humor thrown in.
  • magical: Dance around with magical mayhem exploring many different movement styles to a variety of music.
  • absolute: He caused absolute mayhem pushing the pram to the back of the bus.
  • musical: Five Pointe 0 takes the sound of many diverse acts to make their own special brand of intense musical mayhem.

Preposition: on

street: Nobody wants bombs or mayhem on the streets; the best defense of liberties is to protect them.

Noun used with modifier

  • multiplayer: Prepare for multiplayer mayhem with 25 new multiplayer maps!
  • punk: This new CD from Assert will definitely satisfy the thirst for some hardcore punk mayhem.
  • metal: In this ' Give me Ed... Till I'm Dead ' Tour, Iron Maiden continue the non-stop metal mayhem.
  • rock: Blyth are playing three times on the Saturday, so a wild day of rock mayhem will be had by all.
  • traffic: In vibrant Accra, Ghana's capital city there was complete traffic mayhem.
  • cause: It was time for you to be reunited at the Bridge and cause mayhem!

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