Meaning of MAYHEM
| Pronunciation: | | 'meyhem
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- [n] violent and needless disturbance
- [n] the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person
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| | Synonyms: | | havoc |
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| | See Also: | | crime, disturbance, law-breaking | |
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| | Definition: | | Mayhem
December 1942. The body of a bicyclist is found on a deserted road in the Forest of Fontainebleau. A Resistance execution is suspected, and the Germans want the killer found within two days, or else. This is the debut adventure of St-Cyr and Kohler, originally published in the United States as Mirage. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \May"hem\, n. [The same as maim. See {Maim}.] (Law)
The maiming of a person by depriving him of the use of any of
his members which are necessary for defense or protection.
See {Maim}.
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| | Related Terms: | | bankruptcy, breakage, breakdown, chaos, collapse, commotion, confusion, crack-up, cripple, crippling, damage, destruction, detriment, devastation, dilapidation, disablement, dismember, disorder, disrepair, encroachment, fracas, harm, havoc, hobbling, hurt, hurting, impairment, incapacitation, infringement, injury, inroad, loss, maiming, mischief, mutilate, mutilation, ruination, ruinousness, sabotage, scathe, sickening, spoiling, violence, weakening |
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