Both Uses of
mayhem
in
Oryx and Crake
- A few bicycles, a few motorcycles — not a bad choice considering the traffic mayhem that must have lasted for days.†
p. 221.4mayhem = chaotic disorder
- It must have been during the initial mayhem, thinks Snowman, that some genius let out the pigoons and the wolvogs.†
p. 340.9 *
Definition:
a state of chaotic disorder
or:
in law: the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of a person
or:
in law: the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of a person