maims
Inflicts lasting harm
Maims is the third-person singular of maim, meaning to injure someone severely enough to cause permanent damage—especially the loss or disabling of a limb or body part.
The explosion maims and kills indiscriminately.
Unlike wounds, which may heal completely, what maims leaves lasting impairment.
Coiled, or an injury
- lacerateTear tissue roughly
- gashDeep, ragged incision
- scarPermanent mark from healing
- disfigureDamage appearance permanently
amputate · sever · mutilate · cripple · disable · incapacitate · handicap · impair
Violent offensive act
- attackAggressive act against another
- brutalitySavage, merciless behavior
- savageryExtreme, violent cruelty
- batteringRepeated forceful striking
bloodshed · aggression · warfare · combat · torture · cruelty · victimize · harm
Seated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- prosthesisManufactured replacement body part
- amputeeOne without a limb
- paralysisLoss of muscle function
- paraplegicLower-limb paralysis sufferer
quadriplegic · mobility · rehabilitation · therapy · assistive · adaptive · impairment · crutches
wound
Coiled, or an injury
disfigure · amputate · sever · mutilate · cripple · disable · incapacitate · handicap · impair · traumatize
assault
Violent offensive act
- attackAggressive act against another
- brutalitySavage, merciless behavior
- savageryExtreme, violent cruelty
battering · bloodshed · aggression · warfare · combat · torture · cruelty · victimize · harm · brutalize
wheelchair
Seated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- prosthesisManufactured replacement body part
- amputeeOne without a limb
- paralysisLoss of muscle function
paraplegic · quadriplegic · mobility · rehabilitation · therapy · assistive · adaptive · impairment · crutches · orthotics