maiming 1 of 2

noun

Definition of maimingnext
as in mutilation

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maiming

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verb

present participle of maim
as in crippling
to cause severe or permanent injury to on-the-job accidents maim far too many workers every year

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  1. mutilation
  2. mayhem
  3. violence
  4. injuring
  5. disabling
Noun
  • She was tried again in 2006 and convicted of manslaughter, mutilation and weapons charges and sentenced to 13 to 45 years in prison with the possibility of parole.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Thierry took a stand against a medical industry profiting off of gender mutilation of minors, voting with Republicans to ban the practice in Texas.
    Bethany Blankley | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of mutilation
Noun
  • The 70 minutes of mayhem began when Williams, acting alone, walked into a Jersey City store just after 8 p.m.
    Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The most up-to-date science states that no level of lead exposure is safe–especially during childhood when the toxic metal causes developmental mayhem.
    Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of mayhem
Noun
  • Editor’s note: This story contains graphic and disturbing descriptions of violence.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Other lawmakers cited the violence at the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot as their reason for not attending the upcoming inauguration.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of violence
Verb
  • During his appearance on the podcast, Freeman also spoke about injuring himself on the set of David Fincher's thriller movie, Se7en.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Police in Pennsylvania are searching for a man charged with breaking into a home in a Philadelphia suburb, fatally shooting a 25-year-old man and injuring a woman.
    Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of injuring
Verb
  • Although this type of stroke only accounts for 13% of strokes in the US, ICH strokes can be disabling and fatal.
    Mill Etienne, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Vaccination has prevented billions of children from contracting this disabling and life-threatening disease and is the only way to wipe out polio completely.
    Cynthia Tully, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of disabling
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