maimverb [ I or T ]
uk/meɪm/us/meɪm/to injure a person so severely that a part of their body will no longer work as it should:
Many children have been maimed for life by these bombs.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Injuring and injuries
- at-risk
- be in the wars idiom
- bite
- boo-boo
- cripple
- disable
- gash
- harm
- injure
- injury
- lesion
- muscle
- rick
- sprain
- trample
- twist
- victim
- whiplash
- wound 1
- wrench
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