maims
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There is 1 syllable in the word maims.Divide maims into syllables:
maims
How to pronounce maims:
Definition of maims:
- maims (verb):
- to mutilate, disfigure or wound seriously
- to injure badly or cruelly, with some permanent damage resulting
Synonyms for maims:
bruises
cripple
cripples
damages
disable
disables
disfigures
dismembers
hamstring
hits
hurt
hurts
impair
incapacitate
incapacitates
injure
injures
kills
lacerates
lame
lames
mutilate
mutilates
paralyzes
put out of action
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Antonyms for maims:
adorns
aids
allows
assists
beautifies
cures
decorates
embellishes
fixes
heals
helps
improves
mends
ornaments
repairs
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