Meaning & use
Maiming
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Severely and often permanently wounding or disfiguring a person or animal.
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Landmines left buried decades ago are still maiming civilians today.
The accident risked maiming the factory worker's hand.
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"Maim" entered English through Old French "mahaignier" and historically referred specifically to injuries that permanently disabled a limb.
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