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    mayhem
    may‧hem /ˈmeɪhem/ 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.