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