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    maim
    /meɪm/

    verb

    • 1. wound or injure (a person or animal) so that part of the body is permanently damaged: "100,000 soldiers were killed or maimed"

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  2. Maimed means to injure a person so severely that a part of their body will no longer work as it should. Learn more about the verb maim, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage in sentences.

  3. noun. 1. obsolete : serious physical injury. especially : loss of a member of the body. 2. obsolete : a serious loss. Synonyms. Verb. cripple. disable. incapacitate. lame.

  4. to injure a person so severely that a part of their body will no longer work as it should: Many children have been maimed for life by these bombs. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to hurt someone physically. hurt I hurt my arm climbing over the fence. injure The bomb killed ten people and injured many more.

  5. Maimed definition: partly or wholly deprived of the use of some part of the body by wounding or the like. See examples of MAIMED used in a sentence.

  6. Jun 29, 2024 · adjective. having a part of the body crippled or disabled. synonyms: mutilated. unfit. not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition. noun. people who are wounded. synonyms: wounded. see more.

  7. Definition of maim verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. What does the word maimed mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word maimed. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. maimed has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. medicine (Middle English) pathology (Middle English) See meaning & use. How common is the word maimed?