Definition for Mayhem:

• The maiming of a person by depriving him of the use of any of his members which are necessary for defense or protection. See Maim.

Synonyms for Mayhem:

• n.

  •
  • disarray,
  • crippling,
  • injury,
  • chaos,
  • muddle,
  • destruction,
  • tumult.
  •chaos, confusion (noun)
  • commotion,
  • havoc,
  • anarchy,
  • pandemonium,
  • trouble,
  • fracas.
  •havoc (noun)
  • shambles.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • maelstrom.
  •
  • rigmarole.
  •Other relevant words:
  • confusion,
  • drop,
  • disqualifying,
  • bemuse,
  • breakage,
  • disabling,
  • give,
  • bewilder,
  • loss,
  • to-do,
  • offence,
  • Incapacitation,
  • crack-up,
  • shed,
  • maltreatment,
  • mutilation,
  • infringement,
  • befuddle,
  • wrong,
  • sickening,
  • Maiming,
  • demolition,
  • hurting,
  • hurt,
  • have,
  • affray,
  • brawl,
  • razing,
  • dismember,
  • harm,
  • bedevil,
  • tearing down,
  • knocking down,
  • contrive,
  • stir,
  • fuddle,
  • damage,
  • disturbance,
  • ailment,
  • fuss,
  • disruption,
  • cast,
  • rough-house,
  • cripple,
  • confuse,
  • bedlam,
  • scathe,
  • brouhaha,
  • annihilation,
  • mistreatment,
  • ruining,
  • pother,
  • make,
  • abuse,
  • spoiling,
  • sabotage,
  • wound,
  • turbulence,
  • incapacitating,
  • rebellion,
  • Hobbling,
  • ado,
  • turmoil,
  • disrepair,
  • dilapidation,
  • rack and ruin,
  • outrage,
  • unrest,
  • breaking up,
  • ruination,
  • impairment,
  • stupefy,
  • detriment,
  • laying waste,
  • disablement,
  • bankruptcy,
  • breakdown,
  • Ruinousness,
  • Maihem,
  • upheaval,
  • rumpus,
  • no-man's-land,
  • discombobulate,
  • weakening,
  • hubbub,
  • row,
  • inroad,
  • mischief,
  • crucify,
  • wiping out,
  • frustrate,
  • collapse,
  • deform,
  • breaking down,
  • devastation,
  • encroachment,
  • upset,
  • confound,
  • ruin,
  • wrecking,
  • mutilate,
  • hurl.

Paraphrases for Mayhem:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    havoc.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    disturbance.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    lawlessness, destruction, Maiming, slaughter, unrest, damage.
  • Interjection
    bollocks.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    chaos.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    devastation, carnage, mess, shambles, mutilation, disarray, chaos, bloodshed, rampage, pandemonium, upheaval, uproar, disruption.

Antonyms for Mayhem:

• n.

  • chaos, confusion
    peace, calm, harmony.

Homophones for Mayhem:

• mammy, menomini, ma'am, mammee, mei, miaou, moony, mam, moneyman, muon, mu, mina, mayenne, many an, mao, money, moon, mammea, moon on, mem, mo, men, mayan, mommy, m2, mahayana, mho, maha, mama, mayhaw, many a, mahan, menuhin, moa, min, m-1, myoma, may 1, mono, M.M., meow, momma, mummy, maim, m3, mown, mean, miao, mom, m1, mum, myna, ma, mien, maui, M, mow, mamo, Minyan, mon, mahonia, moan, meany, mynah, mona, minoan, mime, mimeo, maia, mnium, maw, mayo, mm, may wine, moue, minnow, meme, menu, minim, maoi, manna, minimum, manannan, me, memo, mini, 8 May 1945, mya, manama, man, maya, many, mamma, mania, miami, moo, mannheim, may 24, maine, mahimahi, Moonie, mi, moynihan, mine, mammon, meanie, mamey, menominee, mym, mane, mahoe, miaow, may, monoamine, mann, minion, mooneye, main, minium, monomania, mew, Moho, mn, minah, muumuu.

Hyponym for Mayhem:

• n.

  • act
    law-breaking, crime, criminal offence, criminal offense.