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- Dictionarymayhem/ˈmeɪhɛm/
noun
- 1. violent or extreme disorder; chaos: "complete mayhem broke out"
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MAYHEM definition: 1. a situation in which there is little or no order or control: 2. a situation in which there is…. Learn more.
The meaning of MAYHEM is needless or willful damage or violence. How to use mayhem in a sentence. Mayhem Has Legal Roots
MAYHEM meaning: 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.
noun. 1. Law. the offense of maiming a person. ; specif., a. the intentional mutilation of another's body. b. injury inflicted on another so as to cause loss of a bodily part or function necessary for self-defense. 2. any deliberate destruction or violence.
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.
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.
noun. /ˈmeɪhem/ [uncountable] 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.
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.
