maimed

maim

M0043100 (mām)tr.v. maimed, maim·ing, maims 1. To injure, disable, or disfigure, usually by depriving of the use of a limb or other part of the body. See Synonyms at mangle.2. To make imperfect or defective; impair: "The presumption of innocence has already been maimed ... for foreign Muslims" (Nicholas D. Kristof).

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[Middle English maimen, from Old French mahaignier; see mayhem.]

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maim′er n.

maimed

(meɪm) adjhaving been mutilated

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	maimed - people who are wounded; "they had to leave the wounded where they fell"woundedpeople - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"
Adj.	1.	maimed - having a part of the body crippled or disabledmutilatedunfit - not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service"