MAYHEM


Meaning of MAYHEM in English

may ‧ hem /ˈmeɪhem/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Anglo-French ; Origin: mahaime 'crime of cutting off someone's arm or leg' , from Old French maynier ; ⇨ ↑ maim ]

an extremely confused situation in which people are very frightened or excited SYN chaos :

There was complete mayhem after the explosion.

cause/create/wreak mayhem

For some children, the first fall of snow is an opportunity to create mayhem.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.