Maim
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /meɪm/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Maim is a verb meaning To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
Meaning
To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) A severe, serious wound.
Example Sentences
He was maimed by a bear.
it ſequeſtred me from the woonted meanes of my maintenance, which is as great a maime to any mans happineſſe as can bee feared from the hands of miſerie, or the deepe pit of diſpaire wherinto I was falne, beyond my greateſt friendes reach to recouer mee
Three chairs of the steamer type, all maimed, comprised the furniture of this roof-garden, with (by way of local color) on one of the copings a row of four red clay flower-pots filled with sun-baked dust from which gnarled and rusty stalks thrust themselves up like withered elfin limbs.
Word Forms
- maims
- maiming
- maimed
Synonyms for maim
Depending on context, synonyms include mutilate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mutilation, injure, mutilate, hurt, harm, cripple.
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