maimed
Americanadjective
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partly or wholly deprived of the use of some part of the body by wounding or the like.
As a patient in a Dublin hospital in 1917, he shared rooms with many of the maimed victims of World War I.
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impaired or defective in some essential way.
Coverage of the fisheries question took a full spread in the newspaper, so what you read in that brief post is a maimed account.
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of maimed
First recorded in 1300–50; maim + -ed 2 ( def. ) for the adjective senses; maim + -ed 1 ( def. ) for the verb sense
Example Sentences
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The supreme leader has remained largely out of the public eye and is believed to have been badly maimed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
But many other protesters — understandably aroused by videos of starving, maimed, or dying Gazan children — aren’t thinking that far ahead.
From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2024
Many more are maimed by the venom’s muscle-destroying toxins, as existing treatments are largely ineffective at preventing tissue death.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 16, 2024
“The vast majority of people who are being killed or maimed by snake bites are village farmers and children working out in the fields without shoes.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2023
Harry glanced over his shoulder to where the small, maimed creature trembled under the chair.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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