MAYHEM


Meaning of MAYHEM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ meɪhem ]

You use mayhem to refer to a situation that is not controlled or ordered, when people are behaving in a disorganized, confused, and often violent way.

Their arrival caused mayhem as crowds of refugees rushed towards them.

= chaos

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