English

Alternative spellings

Etymology

from Olde English maihem;

from Old French mahaigne, injury;

from mahaignier, to maim;

from Vulgar Latin mahanre.

Noun

• a general physical disturbance; a crowd tussle or fight.

  She waded into the mayhem, elbowing between taller men to work her way to the front of the crowd.

  The clowns would dart into the crowd and pull another unsuspecting victim into the mayhem of the ring

• a state of disorder; chaos

  The fighting dogs created mayhem in the flower beds.

  What if the legendary hero Robin Hood had been born into the mayhem of the 20th century ?

• The crime of willfully maiming or injuring a person.

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Synonyms

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• Mayhem (crime), a type of crime
  • Havoc and disorder, often with humorous overtones
• Mayhem (band), a Norwegian black metal band
• Mayhem (album), an album by English rock group Toyah
• Mayhem (comics), a Marvel Comics character
• Mayhem in Monsterland, a Commodore 64 video game
• TV Mayhem, a television show that aired for six weeks beginning in September 1991
• WCW Mayhem, a World Championship Wrestling event, which has a video game based on it:
  • WCW Mayhem
• Mayhem Attack Squad, a team of Decepticons in the fictional Transformers Universe
• Worms 4: Mayhem!, a turn-based game from Team17
• the Project Mayhem which is a part of the Fight Club-novel

• Methods of Mayhem, an American rap metal band formed by ex-Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee
• Minstrels of Mayhem, an American Renaissance Festival music group
• Michigan Mayhem, a minor league basketball team in the Continental Basketball Association
• Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem, a Muppet rock band that appeared on The Muppet Show
• Ani-Mayhem, an anime-based collectible card game
• Jason "Mayhem" Miller, a Mixed Martial Arts fighter
• Monica Mayhem, an Australian pornographic actress
• Mayhem: United Army, a future game from CJB Studios.