Injured or disabled, especially by losing a limb or suffering permanent bodily harm.
From Old French 'mahaignier,' meaning to cripple or mutilate. The past participle 'maimed' became the standard form describing someone with permanent injury.
This word carries weight in literature—Melville's Captain Ahab, missing a leg, represents the maimed hero whose disability defines their legendary struggle.
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