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- Dictionarymayhem/ˈmeɪhɛm/
noun
- 1. violent or extreme disorder; chaos: "complete mayhem broke out"
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1. : needless or willful damage or violence. movies filled with murder and mayhem. 2. a. : willful and permanent deprivation of a body part resulting in the impairment of a person's fighting ability. b. : willful and permanent disabling, mutilation, or disfigurement of any part of the body.
MAYHEM definition: 1. a situation in which there is little or no order or control: 2. a situation in which there is…. Learn more.
Mayhem definition: 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.. See examples of MAYHEM used in a sentence.
MAYHEM meaning: 1. a situation in which there is little or no order or control: 2. a situation in which there is…. Learn more.
You use mayhem to refer to a situation that is not controlled or ordered, when people are behaving in a disorganized, confused, and often violent way. Their arrival caused mayhem as crowds of people rushed towards them.
Mayhem is a violent and rowdy disturbance, like what you might experience at an overcrowded rock concert or a day-after-Thanksgiving sale. You may encounter several types of disturbances in your life, but mayhem is typically used for disturbances involving crowds.
fear and a great lack of order, usually caused by violent behaviour or by some sudden terrible event. There was absolute mayhem when everyone tried to get out at once. It only takes a few stupid people to create mayhem in a crowd. The gales caused mayhem across much of the country.
may·hem. (mā′hĕm′, mā′əm) n. 1. Law The criminal offense of willfully maiming, disabling, or disfiguring a person. 2. Infliction of violent injury on a person or thing; wanton destruction: children committing mayhem in the flower beds. 3. A state of violent disorder or riotous confusion; havoc.
noun [ U ] uk / ˈmeɪhem / us. Add to word list. a situation in which there is no order or control: With five kids running around, it was complete mayhem. (Definition of mayhem from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of mayhem. in Chinese (Traditional) 混亂狀態… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 混乱状态… See more.
Definitions of 'mayhem'. You use mayhem to refer to a situation that is not controlled or ordered, when people are behaving in a disorganized, confused, and often violent way. [...] More.
