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mayhem

[ mey-hem, mey-uhm ]

noun

  1. Law. 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.
  2. random or deliberate violence or damage.
  3. a state of rowdy disorder:

    Antagonisms between the various factions at the meeting finally boiled over, and mayhem ensued.



mayhem

/ ˈɪɛ /

noun

  1. law the wilful and unlawful infliction of injury upon a person, esp (formerly) the injuring or removing of a limb rendering him less capable of defending himself against attack
  2. any violent destruction or confusion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of mayhem1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English maheym, maim, from Anglo-French mahe(i)m, mahaim, from Germanic; akin to Middle High German meidem “g徱Բ,” Old Norse meitha “to injure”; maim
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of mayhem1

C15: from Anglo-French mahem injury, from Germanic; related to Icelandic meitha to hurt. See maim
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During our two riots, the mayhem was too often referred to as happening “down there.”

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The disappointment stems from how clunky and uninspired the mayhem is once the angry tooth-baring unicorn parents attack.

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Lost’s “Mayhem” logo, like the logo on Gaga’s “Mayhem” album and other merchandise, arcs slightly, and both feature a scruffy, irregular font suggesting, well, mayhem.

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The mayhem started just five minutes into the action when Cristiano Ronaldo was dragged down in the box and Portugal were awarded a penalty.

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Kendrick spoke about how she had recently rewatched “Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang” before shooting and based some of her performance on the blasé attitude to murder and mayhem of Robert Downey Jr.’s character.

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