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Verstümmelung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • mayhem noun Wild confusion, disorder, or chaos.
  • mutilation noun The act of severely damaging or disfiguring something, or the resulting damage.

Senses

Verstümmelung is used for these senses in English:

  • mayhem (legal) The maiming of a person by depriving them of the use of any of their limbs which are necessary for defense or protection.
  • mutilation The act of mutilating or the state of being mutilated.

mayhem — full definition

  1. noun Wild confusion, disorder, or chaos.
  2. noun The crime of deliberately and violently injuring or maiming someone.
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