Meaning & use
mayhem
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violent or chaotic disorder and confusion
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The power outage caused mayhem in the crowded stadium.
Toddlers can create total mayhem in a quiet living room within minutes.
A note on using this word
Originally a legal term for the crime of maiming someone, 'mayhem' is now used mostly to describe general chaos rather than a specific injury.
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