what is maim
maimed, maimÂ·ing, maims. 1  To injure, disable, or disfigure, usually by depriving of the use of a limb or other part of the body. See Synonyms at mangle.  To make imperfect or defective; impair: âThe presumption of innocence has already been maimed &ellipsis; for foreign Muslimsâ (Nicholas D. Kristof).