Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maimed

/meɪmd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables
maimed
IPA
/meɪmd/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Partially or wholly deprived of the use of some part of the body, usually by wounding or injury.

adj

Impaired or defective in some way.

verb

simple past and past participle of maim

Etymology

From Middle English maymed, ymaymed. By surface analysis, maim + -ed.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /meɪmd/
  • British English: /meɪmd/

Inflected Forms

more maimed (comparative) most maimed (superlative)

Derived Forms

maimedly maimedness unmaimed

Synonyms

mutilated wounded

Rhymes With

named claimed aimed ashamed framed blamed proclaimed acclaimed famed unnamed renamed reclaimed

Questions

How do you pronounce maimed?
The recorded pronunciation is /meɪmd/.
What does maimed mean?
Partially or wholly deprived of the use of some part of the body, usually by wounding or injury.
Where does maimed come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce maimed

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