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maiming

/ˈmeɪmɪŋ/

maimingnoun

maimings

Translations

увечье

The accident resulted in the maiming of several workers.

Авария привела к увечьям нескольких рабочих.

Definitions

The act of inflicting a severe and permanent injury on a person or animal, often resulting in the loss of a limb or other body part.

The maiming of the soldier left him unable to return to the battlefield.

A severe and permanent injury itself; a mutilation.

The victim suffered several maimings during the brutal assault.

Synonyms

maiminggerund / present participle

/ˈmeɪmɪŋ/

Definitions

Causing or intended to cause severe and lasting bodily injury.

The rebels planted maiming bombs along the roadside.

Synonyms

maimverb

maiming

Gerund

maimed

Past Simple

maimed

Past Participle

maiming

Gerund

/meɪm/

Translations

калечить

The explosion could maim several people.

Взрыв может покалечить нескольких человек.

Definitions

To wound or injure someone so that part of the body is permanently damaged.

The accident maimed him for life, leaving him unable to walk.

To impair the functioning or effectiveness of something abstract, leaving it severely weakened.

Government censorship can maim the free flow of information.

Synonyms

maimnoun

Definitions

A serious wound or injury that causes permanent damage or the loss of a body part.

The knight bore many maims from years of battle.