mayhem

mayhem(
mey
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hehm
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el tumulto
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
When the stadium entrances opened, mayhem broke out.Cuando abrieron las entradas del estadio, se produjo un tumulto.
b. el caos
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
When the lights went out in the correctional institute, mayhem broke out.Cuando se apagaron las luces en el instituto correccional, estalló el caos.
c. el alboroto
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
The gangs in town have been causing a great deal of mayhem.Las pandillas del pueblo vienen provocando mucho alboroto.
2. (legal)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. la mutilación criminal
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
The serial killer was convicted of ten counts of murder and mayhem.El asesino en serie fue declarado culpable de diez cargos de asesinato y mutilación criminal.
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