Definition of maim
transitive verb
1 : to commit the felony of mayhem upon
2 : to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously
maimer
nounFrom the M-W Editors
Examples of maim in a Sentence
The bomb killed 16 people and maimed several others.
on-the-job accidents maim far too many workers every year
Recent Examples of maim from the Web
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But not unlike Halep—who, ironically was the culprit as well—Svitolina is coming off a confidence-maiming French Open. 5.
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According to her organization's assessment, most of the returnees are facing psychological trauma while others were maimed by the insurgents or suffered long-lasting injuries while trying to escape.
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The search for Tristan has damaged her sense of self, maimed her marriage and distorted past and present, transforming a fraught relationship with her difficult son into a more media-friendly narrative.
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How many citizens have been beaten, broken, psychologically scarred, maimed, or worst?
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Characters maim, murder and munch on each other while pumping iron and blasting Ace of Base in Amirpour’s dystopian vision of America.
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In Afghanistan, Clayton Allen was an Army medic at a field hospital in Bagram, treating soldiers who had been maimed or wounded in combat.
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Time and time again, people who should not have access to firearms are able to legally obtain a gun, and then use those weapons use to kill or maim other Americans.
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In an early test, Guterres had to resolve a diplomatic standoff with Saudi Arabia over plans to place the Gulf Sheikdom on a black-list of states, armed factions, and terrorist groups that kill or maim children in conflict zones.
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Origin and Etymology of maim
Middle English maymen, mahaymen, from Anglo-French maheimer, mahaigner — more at mayhem
Synonym Discussion of maim
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Definition of maim
1 obsolete : serious physical injury; especially : loss of a member of the body
2 obsolete : a serious loss
Origin and Etymology of maim
see 1maim
MAIM Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of maim for English Language Learners
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: to injure (someone) very badly by violence
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maimed
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: to injure badly or cripple by violence
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