Mayhem (comics)
WordNet
noun
(1) Violent and needless disturbance
(2) The willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person
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Etymology
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Noun
- a general physical disturbance; a crowd tussle or fight.
- She waded into the mayhem, elbowing between taller men to work her way to the front of the crowd.
- The clowns would dart into the crowd and pull another unsuspecting victim into the mayhem of the ring
- a state of disorder; chaos
- The fighting dogs created mayhem in the flower beds.
- What if the legendary hero Robin Hood had been born into the mayhem of the 20th century ?
- The crime of willfully maiming or injuring a person.