maimed

CEFRC1

/meɪmd/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Seriously injured so that part of the body no longer works.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Impaired or defective in some way.

Examples

  • The cat maimed three squirrels.

  • Sami killed, maimed, and raped women.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. simple past and past participle of maim

  2. Partially or wholly deprived of the use of some part of the body, usually by wounding or injury.

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Question 1 · Quick check

The animal was blank by the trap, losing one of its legs permanently.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English maymed, ymaymed. By surface analysis, maim + -ed.