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The correct spelling is mayhem.
How to pronounce mayhem
/ˈmeɪhɛm/
nounIPA: /ˈmeɪhɛm/
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The correct spelling is mayhem. A state or situation of great confusion, disorder, trouble or destruction; chaos. For example: "In all the mayhem, some children were separated from their partners."
Usage Examples
“In all the mayhem, some children were separated from their partners.”
“The fighting dogs created mayhem in the flower beds.”
Definition
noun
- 1.A state or situation of great confusion, disorder, trouble or destruction; chaos.
- 2.Infliction of violent injury on a person or thing.
- 3.The maiming of a person by depriving him of the use of any of his limbs which are necessary for defense or protection.
- 4.The crime of damaging things or harming people on purpose.
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