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mayhem
UK
/ˈmeɪhem/
US
/ˈmeɪˌhɛm/
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mayhem
noun
Translations
погром
The city experienced mayhem during the riots.
Город пережил погром во время беспорядков.
хаос
The protest turned into mayhem when the police arrived.
Протест превратился в хаос, когда прибыла полиция.
беспорядок
The party ended in mayhem with broken furniture and spilled drinks.
Вечеринка закончилась беспорядком с поломанной мебелью и разлитыми напитками.
Additional translations
разгром
суматоха
Definitions
A situation of great confusion, disorder, or destruction.
The protest quickly descended into mayhem as the crowd clashed with the police.
The crime of maliciously injuring or maiming someone, originally so as to render the victim defenseless.
The court found him guilty of mayhem after the violent altercation left the victim severely injured.
Synonyms
upheaval
bedlam
pandemonium
commotion
chaos
disorder
havoc
tumult
turmoil
anarchy
mayhem
verb
mayhemed
Past Simple
mayhemed
Past Participle
mayheming
Gerund
UK
/ˈmeɪhem/
US
/ˈmeɪˌhɛm/
Archaic/rare transitive verb meaning ‘to maim or mutilate’.
Definitions
To maim or mutilate (a person); to inflict grievous bodily harm.
The bandits swore they would mayhem any traveler who resisted.
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