MAYHEM: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for MAYHEM?

Need another word that means the same as “mayhem”? Find 22 synonyms and 30 related words for “mayhem” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Mayhem” are: havoc, chaos, disorder, confusion, bedlam, pandemonium, tumult, uproar, turmoil, madness, madhouse, hullabaloo, wild disarray, disorganization, maelstrom, trouble, disturbance, commotion, riot, anarchy, destruction, violence

Mayhem as a Noun

Definitions of "Mayhem" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “mayhem” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person.
• Violent and needless disturbance.
• Violent or extreme disorder; chaos.
• The crime of maliciously injuring or maiming someone, originally so as to render them defenceless.

Synonyms of "Mayhem" as a noun (22 Words)

anarchy	A state of disorder due to absence or non-recognition of authority or other controlling systems. He must ensure public order in a country threatened with anarchy.
bedlam	A scene of uproar and confusion. There was bedlam in the courtroom.
chaos	A state of extreme confusion and disorder. Snow caused chaos in the region.
commotion	A disorderly outburst or tumult. Damage caused by civil commotion.
confusion	A disorderly jumble. She looked about her in confusion.
destruction	An event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something. The destruction of the rainforest.
disorder	A state of confusion. Skin disorders.
disorganization	A condition in which an orderly system has been disrupted. If you frequently lose your keys you may be suffering from chronic disorganization.
disturbance	A state in which normal mental or physical functioning is disrupted. There was too much anger and disturbance.
havoc	Widespread destruction. If they weren t at school they d be wreaking havoc in the streets.
hullabaloo	Disturbance usually in protest. Remember all the hullabaloo over the golf ball.
madhouse	Pejorative terms for an insane asylum. This place is a madhouse.
madness	The quality of being rash and foolish. It is madness to allow children to roam around after dark.
maelstrom	A powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides. The train station was a maelstrom of crowds.
pandemonium	A state of extreme confusion and disorder. There was complete pandemonium everyone just panicked.
riot	An uproar. A young lord leaving the city after a night of riot.
trouble	An unwanted pregnancy. I wouldn t want to put you to any trouble.
tumult	The act of making a noisy disturbance. His personal tumult ended when he began writing songs.
turmoil	A violent disturbance. He endured years of inner turmoil.
uproar	A public expression of protest or outrage. The room was in an uproar.
violence	Behaviour involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something. The storm s violence.
wild disarray	A wild primitive state untouched by civilization.

Usage Examples of "Mayhem" as a noun

• Complete mayhem broke out.

Associations of "Mayhem" (30 Words)

bedlam	A state of extreme confusion and disorder. There was bedlam in the courtroom.
brouhaha	A noisy and overexcited reaction or response to something. All that election brouhaha.
cacophony	A harsh discordant mixture of sounds. A cacophony of deafening alarm bells.
chaos	The formless and disordered state of matter before the creation of the cosmos. Snow caused chaos in the region.
clamor	Compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring. He ignored the clamor of the crowd.
clatter	Fall or move with a clatter. The shutters clattered against the house.
commotion	Confused movement. She was distracted by a commotion across the street.
destruction	The action or process of killing or being killed. Gambling was his destruction.
devastation	An event that results in total destruction. The floods caused widespread devastation.
din	Make a resonant sound, like artillery. A runner up he dinned into them was a loser.
disorder	Bring disorder to. The doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder.
disturbance	A disorderly outburst or tumult. There was a disturbance of neural function.
flap	The motion made by flapping up and down. The bird flapped its wings.
flutter	An act of fluttering. There was a flutter of wings at the window.
havoc	Widespread destruction. If they weren t at school they d be wreaking havoc in the streets.
hubbub	Loud confused noise from many sources. She fought through the hubbub.
mess	Make a mess of or create disorder in. She replaced the jug and mopped up the mess.
midst	The middle part or point. He left his flat in the midst of a rainstorm.
pandemonium	Wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar. There was complete pandemonium everyone just panicked.
racket	Hit a ball with a racket. A squash racket.
riot	Take part in a riot disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot. A prison riot.
shakeup	The imposition of a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes. Top officials were forced out in the cabinet shakeup.
subversion	Destroying someone’s (or some group’s) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity. The ruthless subversion of democracy.
tumult	Violent agitation. A tumult of shouting and screaming broke out.
turbulence	A state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally. The plane shuddered as it entered some turbulence.
turmoil	A state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty. The country was in turmoil.
upheaval	A rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building. The first upheaval produced a hill which was called Roof Mountain.
uproar	Loud confused noise from many sources. The room was in an uproar.
wreck	Suffer or undergo shipwreck. The plane was reduced to a smouldering wreck.
wrought	(of metals) beaten out or shaped by hammering. Well wrought pop music.