havoc, mayhem
(noun) violent and needless disturbance
mayhem
(noun) the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person
Source: WordNet® 3.1
mayhem (usually uncountable, plural mayhems)
A state or situation of great confusion, disorder, trouble or destruction; chaos.
Infliction of violent injury on a person or thing.
(legal) The maiming of a person by depriving him of the use of any of his limbs which are necessary for defense or protection.
(legal) The crime of damaging things or harming people on purpose.
• See disorder, commotion
Source: Wiktionary
May"hem, n. Etym: [The same as maim. See Maim.] (Law)
Definition: The maiming of a person by depriving him of the use of any of his members which are necessary for defense or protection. See Maim.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2024
(noun) an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things; “a parade of strollers on the mall”; “a parade of witnesses”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
