maim
a physical injury, especially a loss of a limb.
an injury or defect; blemish; lack.
Origin of maim
1synonym study For maim
Other words for maim
Other words from maim
- maim·er, noun
- re·maim, verb (used with object)
Words that may be confused with maim
- maim , mayhem (see synonym study at the current entry)
Words Nearby maim
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How to use maim in a sentence
When Iron Dome misses -- and it does sometimes miss -- the Gaza rockets kill and maim only within a very limited radius.
But what chances should I have given them to kill or maim us: Fifty-fifty?
On land and in sea the animal creation chase and maim, and slay and devour each other.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordWe came in peace and goodwill, not to maim and slay, or to spread alarm and desolation through thy land.
The Devil-Tree of El Dorado | Frank AubreyIf a man maim another, and does not compromise with him, there shall be retaliation in kind.
The Two Great Republics: Rome and the United States | James Hamilton Lewis
Still there were left at liberty enough to maim cattle and shoot at landlords.
Tho' I am not unhealthy, yet I am very weak, know maim therefore I hope it won't be long maim.
British Dictionary definitions for maim
/ (meɪm) /
to mutilate, cripple, or disable a part of the body of (a person or animal)
to make defective
obsolete an injury or defect
Origin of maim
1Derived forms of maim
- maimedness (ˈmeɪmɪdnɪs), noun
- maimer, noun
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