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Mayhem - Definition and Overview
Related Words: Breakdown, Chaos, Collapse, Confusion, Cripple, Damage, Destruction, Detriment, Dismember, Disorder, Harm, Hurt, Impairment

The word mayhem has several meanings:

  • Original meaning: a crime consisting of the act of maiming; in many jurisdictions this offense has been subsumed by the crime of aggravated assault
  • Modern usual usage: havoc and disorder (often with humorous overtones). This meaning arose from the public while reading newspapers, misunderstanding the common journalese phrase "rioting and mayhem"
  • A black metal music group: Mayhem (band)
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Example Usage of Mayhem
leocesario: Bizarra essa epidemia de "staph infection" no MMA. Minotauro, Mayhem Miller e agora Napão.
visitsouthwest: RT @BedruthanSteps: Fancy a break before the Mayhem of Christmas really sets in? Come down to Bedruthan where we... http://fb.me/3eHRF7l
morbidmindz: SWARM OF THE LOTUS - THE SIRENS OF SILENCE [2005]: "Explosive. Mammoth. Mayhem. The absolutely crushing wall of.. http://bit.ly/5GIgUw
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