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| may·hem [ máy hèm ] (plural may·hems) |
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1. chaos: absolute chaos or severe disruption
 Whenever the teacher left the room, it was mayhem.
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2. law serious and deliberate injury: malicious injury that disfigures or disables a person
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| [15th century. Via Anglo-Norman mahem, Old French mahaing "mutilating injury" < assumed Vulgar Latin mahagnare "injure"] |
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