Mayhem (noun)

  1. Violent or damaging disorder; chaos.
  2. Physical injury to a person that causes permanent disfigurement or loss of function of a member.
  3. The crime of maliciously causing such an injury.

Origin:

From middle english mayhaym, from old english mæġþǣm ("hand injury, physical injury"), from mæġþ ("hand") + hæm ("har.m")

Examples:

  1. The city was thrown into mayhem after the riots.
  2. The football match ended in a mayhem of flying bottles and broken seats.
  3. He was charged with mayhem for biting off his opponent's ear.
  4. The crowd was in a state of mayhem as the concert ended.
  5. The accident caused mayhem on the highway, causing a long traffic jam.
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