noun
- violent or extreme disorder; chaos
- the crime of willfully maiming or crippling a person
Usage: legal
Examples
- The protest turned into complete mayhem when police arrived.
- Traffic mayhem resulted from the unexpected snowstorm.
- The children caused mayhem in the classroom while the teacher was away.
- Financial markets were in mayhem after the announcement.
- The defendant was charged with mayhem for the brutal attack.
- Pure mayhem broke out at the concert when the stage collapsed.