Synonyms for maim

Most common

injure · cripple · mutilate · disfigure · disable · impair · mangle · lacerate

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.

Forms

Past participle

maimed
e.g. maimed → mutilated, injured, crippled, disfigured…

Example sentences

• injure You have to be careful so as not to injure yourself.
• cripple But I have nothing left. I am just an old cripple.
• disfigure Yanni went to great lengths to disfigure Skura's body.
• disable You are about to disable two-factor authentication.
• impair Social media could greatly impair the intelligence of our kids.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

lame¹

5 letters

wound¹

6 letters

injure², impair², mangle², deface²

7 letters

disable³, cripple²

8 letters

mutilate³, lacerate³

9 letters

disfigure³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (injure² = 2 syllables).