maiming 1 of 2

noun

Definition of maimingnext
as in mutilation

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maiming

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verb

present participle of maim
as in crippling
to cause severe or permanent injury to on-the-job accidents maim far too many workers every year

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maiming
  1. mutilation
  2. mayhem
  3. violence
  4. injuring
  5. disabling
Noun
  • And as for the claim that leather is produced ethically with high welfare standards for animals, CFJ found that some legal industry practices include animal mutilation and horn removal.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The mutilation acts are then photographed, video recorded or streamed online and shared with other members of the groups, prosecutors said.
    Antonio Planas, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of mutilation
Noun
  • The Exponential Festival makes aesthetic mayhem at the Brick Theatre and its satellites.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
  • With season three almost upon us, this time whisking our jet-setters to Thailand, now's the perfect time to get reacquainted with all of the murderous mayhem.
    Griff Griffin, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of mayhem
Noun
  • The sharp increase in violence against transit and frontline workers forces people to decide between advocating for fare payment or ensuring personal safety for the matter of $2.90.
    Deborah Wathen Finn, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Since the Hamas terror attacks of October 7, Canadian cities have been disgraced by anti-Semitic incidents of accelerating violence.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of violence
Verb
  • Meanwhile, a car plowed through a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on Friday night, killing five people and injuring some 200 others.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The anti-immigrant rhetoric has been so acute that an anti-immigration far-right extremist in Germany — ironically himself an immigrant — just attacked a holiday market, killing at least five and injuring hundreds.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of injuring
Verb
  • The combination of the pain and the pulsating eye was disabling.
    Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Included in the bipartisan plan to avert a government shutdown is a provision extending the authority of the Homeland Security and Justice departments to continue tracking and disabling unmanned aircraft that are deemed credible threats, pushing the deadline from December 20 to March 14.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of disabling
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