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Synonyms & Antonyms of mayhem
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
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for mayhem
- assault,
- attack,
- bashing,
- battering,
- battery,
- batting,
- beating,
- belting,
- bludgeoning,
- buffeting,
- clubbing,
- cudgeling
- (or cudgelling),
- drubbing,
- flogging,
- hammering,
- lacing,
- licking,
- mauling,
- paddling,
- pelting,
- pommeling
- (or pommelling),
- pounding,
- pummeling
- (also pummelling),
- smashing,
- socking,
- thrashing,
- thumping,
- tromping,
- walloping,
- whaling,
- whipping
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“Mayhem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mayhem. Accessed 31 Jul. 2021.
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The first known use of mayhem was in the 15th century
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