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Synonyms for mayhem


Grammar : Noun
Spell : mey-hem, mey-uh m
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmeɪ hɛm, ˈmeɪ əm



Définition of mayhem

Origin :
  • late 15c., from Anglo-French maihem (13c.), from Old French mahaigne "injury, wrong, a hurt, harm, damage;" related to mahaignier "to injure, wound, mutilate, cripple" (see maim). Originally, in law, the crime of maiming a person "to make him less able to defend himself or annoy his adversary" [OED].
  • noun chaos, confusion
Example sentences :
  • It did not seem possible, Mayhem thought now, that a mistake could be made.
  • Extract from : « A Place in the Sun » by C.H. Thames
  • Something, Mayhem decided, had come up during transmigration.
  • Extract from : « A Place in the Sun » by C.H. Thames
  • Mayhem dabbed at his Sirian forehead gratefully, mopping at sweat.
  • Extract from : « Think Yourself to Death » by C.H. Thames
  • Mayhem's answer was a question, but the question didn't really require an answer.
  • Extract from : « World Beyond Pluto » by C. H. Thames
  • The whole galaxy, let alone the solar system, knew the Mayhem legend.
  • Extract from : « World Beyond Pluto » by C. H. Thames
  • But of course no one knew precisely when Mayhem's services might be required.
  • Extract from : « World Beyond Pluto » by C. H. Thames
  • There was no way, Mayhem knew, of making extensive repairs on Pluto.
  • Extract from : « World Beyond Pluto » by C. H. Thames
  • When Bartock prowled into view, Mayhem would shout a warning.
  • Extract from : « World Beyond Pluto » by C. H. Thames
  • I forebore to inquire what variety of mayhem he had committed on the "gentleman."
  • Extract from : « Theodore Roosevelt » by Theodore Roosevelt
  • The killings and house-burnings of an earlier day became the appeals of mayhem and arson.
  • Extract from : « The Common Law » by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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