as in violence
actions that hurt people and destroy things; a scene or situation that involves a lot of violence
Movies seem to be filled with murder and mayhem these days. a criminal who escaped from prison and caused mayhem
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Recent Examples of mayhem
One person was injured in the mayhem; that person has not been publicly identified.
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 22 June 2025
After a decade of mayhem, property destruction, and nervous soldiers firing into a crowd, the rebellion broke into gunfire between British regulars and American militia at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 17 June 2025
In other recent subway mayhem, a man arrested for allegedly trying to kiss a female straphanger’s toes while exposing himself at a Greenwich Village subway station was released one day after being nabbed by police.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 27 June 2025
The video below shows Stitch driving on the Disney Burbank lot in his little car, doing donuts and wrecking mayhem.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 June 2025
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 22 June 2025
After a decade of mayhem, property destruction, and nervous soldiers firing into a crowd, the rebellion broke into gunfire between British regulars and American militia at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 17 June 2025
In other recent subway mayhem, a man arrested for allegedly trying to kiss a female straphanger’s toes while exposing himself at a Greenwich Village subway station was released one day after being nabbed by police.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 27 June 2025
The video below shows Stitch driving on the Disney Burbank lot in his little car, doing donuts and wrecking mayhem.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mayhem
Noun
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His spouse is perilously close to beginning an affair with the best man at their wedding, now one of his authors, a war poet disillusioned by violence and fanaticism.—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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According to the Centers for Disease Control, one in 4 women and one in 7 men have experienced severe intimate partner violence.—
Liz Roberts,
New York Daily News,
30 June 2025
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Pellegrino does get into the brutality of the Japanese forces.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
27 June 2025
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Helton and Daniels said history lessons in school often don’t tell the whole story, including the brutality of slavery.—
Deborah Barfield Berry,
USA Today,
26 June 2025
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Since going down with Covid-19 during Women’s Euro 2022, a succession of injuries have limited Miedema’s international appearances.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Samir had been shot in the back, and died of his injuries, Police Chief Todd Bettison said.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2025
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The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI are concerned about the potential for copycat attacks from the New Orleans terror attack on New Year's Day, as well as homegrown extremists.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
1 July 2025
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Prosecutors are adding new first-degree murder charges to those already faced by terror suspect, who remains jailed.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
1 July 2025
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“Mayhem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mayhem. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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