maim

Meaning

Verb

To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.

Noun

A severe, serious wound.

Synonyms

mutilate

cripple

injure

wound

mangle

hurt

disable

amputate

cut off

mutilation

paralyze

truncate

disfigure

dismember

harm

deform

crippled

kneecap

lame

chop

manhandle

missing

break

make defective

permanent injury

pruned

scourge

shorten

stub

stump

top

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hamble

amputated

discerp

severe injury

deformation

disabled

disablement

Translations

verstümmeln

estropier

mutiler

mutilar

mutilare

mutilar

mutilación

sakatlamak

mutilazione

kreupel slaan

debilito

storpiare

verminken

verminking

trunco

Pronounced as (IPA)

/meɪm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: maymen

In summary

From Middle English maymen, mahaymen, from Anglo-Norman maheimer, mahaigner, of Germanic origin; see mayhem.