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View usage for: (meɪm) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense maims, present participle maiming, past tense, past participle maimedverbTo maim someone means to injure them so badly that part of their body is permanently damaged. Mines have been scattered in rice paddies and jungles, maiming and killing civilians. [VERB noun] One man has lost his life, another has been maimed. [VERB noun] Synonyms: cripple, hurt, injure, wound More Synonyms of maim (meɪm) verb (transitive)1. to mutilate, cripple, or disable a part of the body of (a person or animal) noun3. obsolete an injury or defect Derived forms maimer (ˈmaimer) noun Word origin C14: from Old French mahaignier to wound, probably of Germanic origin (meim) transitive verb1. to deprive of the use of some part of the body by wounding or the like The explosion maimed him for life 2. to impair; make essentially defective The essay was maimed by deletion of important paragraphs noun obsolete3. a physical injury, esp. a loss of a limb 4. an injury or defect; blemish; lack Derived forms maimedness noun Word origin [1250–1300; ME mayme, var. of mahayme mayhem]Synonyms of 'maim' cripple, hurt, injure, wound More Synonyms of maim British English: maim VERB To maim someone means to injure them so badly that part of their body is permanently damaged. Mines have been scattered, maiming and killing civilians. - American English: maim
- Brazilian Portuguese: mutilar
- Chinese: 致残
- European Spanish: lisiar
- French: mutiler
- German: verstümmeln
- Italian: mutilare
- Japanese: 傷害を負わせる
- Korean: 불구자로 만들다
- European Portuguese: mutilar
- Latin American Spanish: lisiar
Definition of 'maim'Definition to injure badly or cruelly, with some permanent damage resulting One man has lost his life; another has been maimed. Synonyms cripple disable lame put out of action Additional synonymsA poacher had hamstrung the animal. Synonyms lame, injure, disable, cripple, hock Definition to damage or weaken in strength or quality The bright sunshine was impairing my vision. Synonyms worsen, reduce, damage, injure, harm, mar, undermine, weaken, spoil, diminish, decrease, blunt, deteriorate, lessen, hinder, debilitate, vitiate, enfeeble, enervateDefinition to deprive (a person) of strength, power, or ability A serious fall incapacitated him. Synonyms immobilize, paralyse, prostrate, put someone out of action (informal), lay someone up (informal), unfit (rare) - maiden
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Additional synonymsDefinition to hurt physically or mentally A bomb exploded, seriously injuring five people. Synonyms hurt, wound, harm, break, damage, smash, crush, mar, disable, shatter, bruise, impair, mutilate, maim, mangle, mangulate (Australian, slang), incapacitateDefinition to injure by tearing or cutting off a limb or essential part His arm was mutilated in an industrial accident. Synonyms maim, damage, injure, disable, butcher, cripple, hack, lame, cut up, mangle, mangulate (Australian, slang), dismember, disfigure, lacerate, cut to pieces Definition to cause an injury to the body or feelings of The driver of the bus was wounded by shrapnel. Synonyms injure, cut, hit, damage, wing, hurt, harm, slash, pierce, irritate, gash, lacerate |