Maim
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English
Verb
Maim (third-person singular simple present Maims, present participle Maiming, simple past and past participle Maimed)
- To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
Synonyms
Thesaurus
abrade, bark, batter, blemish, bloody, break, bugger, bung up, burn, castrate, chafe, check, chip, claw, crack, craze, cripple, cut, damage, de-energize, debilitate, defoliate, denude, disable, disenable, disfigure, dismember, drain, draw and quarter, emasculate, enfeeble, flay, fracture, fray, frazzle, fret, gall, gash, hamstring, harm, hobble, hors de combat, hurt, impair, inactivate, incapacitate, incise, injure, kibosh, lacerate, lame, make mincemeat of, mangle, massacre, maul, mayhem, mutilate, peel, pick to pieces, pierce, pull apart, puncture, put, queer, queer the works, rend, rip, run, rupture, sabotage, savage, scald, scorch, scotch, scrape, scratch, scuff, shred, skin, slash, slit, spike, sprain, stab, stick, strain, strip, take apart, tear, tear apart, tear to pieces, tear to tatters, traumatize, unfit, weaken, wing, wound, wreck, wrench
Etymology
Middle English maymen, mahaymen, from Anglo-Norman maheimer, mahaigner; see mayhem.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪm
