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词汇 mayhem
释义 mayhem
noun[ U ]
uk /ˈmeɪ.hem/ us /ˈmeɪ.hem/
a situation in which there is little or no order or control: 混乱状态
With 20 kids running around and only two adults to supervise, it was complete mayhem.20个孩子到处乱跑却只有两个大人看管,局面完全是一片混乱。
Synonym
havoc
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Social order & disorder
anarchic
anarchism
anarchist
anarchistic
anarchy
bedlam
disorganization
disorganized
disturb
ferment
free-for-all
havoc
instability
rioting
riotousness
social exclusion
strife
tinderbox
turbulence
turbulent

mayhem | American Dictionary


mayhem
noun[ U ]
us/ˈmeɪ·hem/
confused activity or excitement, sometimes involving destructive violence:
The movie includes a considerable amount of violence and mayhem.

Examples of mayhem


mayhem
In short, it prepares the ground for the next explosion of violent mayhem.
Those who caused mayhem as young men were rebelling against the dominant code of masculinity, but they were not suggesting a new or alternative code.
This complex dual balancing act was being rapidly undermined by the oath, and mayhem ensued.
The complex ideological projection of the series offered social consciousness where others conceived of the need to articulate the mayhem and chaos of battle.
Indeed, the placement of /h/ in mayhem is in a syllable with only secondary stress.
Mayhem of the multiple mechanisms : modelling neurodegeneration in prion disease.
Consider the sequencing of hiatus and mayhem.
They are fed up to the back teeth with people creating mayhem and rioting; they want something done.
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As a result, a hard core of about 12 teenagers have taken to rampaging around local streets, causing mayhem.
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No other group of people would be allowed to cause such unfettered mayhem and distress, annoyance and damage.
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The second is to protect society by removing some people from general circulation to prevent them from creating more mayhem in the community.
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Returning to the disorder legislation, we have all heard about one or two families who have caused mayhem on a particular street or an estate.
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People of that age—especially young men—who cause mayhem should be treated as adults.
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Secondly, we must use monitoring to contain his capacity to cause mayhem for his neighbours.
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We were concerned for the mayhem they created, the destruction and damage and papers tossed about and that kind of thing.
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