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- DictionaryMay·hem/ˈmāˌ(h)em/
noun
- 1. violent or damaging disorder; chaos: "complete mayhem broke out"
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.
5 days ago · 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.
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.
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. in Spanish. caos, tumulto… See more.
a state of rowdy disorder: Antagonisms between the various factions at the meeting finally boiled over, and mayhem ensued.
mayhem. noun. /ˈmeɪhem/. /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.
: actions that hurt people and destroy things : a scene or situation that involves a lot of violence. movies filled with murder and mayhem. committing mayhem. a criminal who escaped from prison and caused mayhem. — often used figuratively. musical mayhem. There was mayhem [=a lot of excited activity] on the field after the winning goal was scored.
