Mayhem and Strike

Mayhem

Mayhem noun - Violent and needless disturbance.

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Strike and mayhem are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Strike" instead a noun "Mayhem".

Strike noun - A work stoppage by a body of workers intended to force an employer to meet their demands.

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Mayhem and strike are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mayhem" instead a noun "Strike".

Nearby Words: striking, striker, strikeout, striked, striken

physical	physical mayhem	physical strike
musical	musical mayhem	musical strike
full	full mayhem	full strike
simple	simple mayhem	simple strike
Other adjectives: actual, real, successful, massive, major, general, lethal, random, occasional.

A first season episode of The Muppet Show in which the Electric Mayhem were on strike, ended with Rowlf having to play the closing theme on his own.

Source: Credits Gag
Thankfully certain abilities like the Heavie's mayhem and rockets, the Mec Trooper's collateral damage, flamethrower, and Kinetic Strike Module, and grenades in general do precisely the number stated and no more, letting you shave just the right amount off of an enemies hp.

Source: Video Game / XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Supertrope of Shovel Strike, Machete Mayhem, Sinister Scythe, An Axe to Grind (when it's a woodchopping axe and not a battle axe), Shear Menace (when gardening shears are used) and half of Torches and Pitchforks.

Source: Gardening-Variety Weapon

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