havoc

hav·oc  (hvk)

n.

1. Widespread destruction; devastation.

2. Disorder or chaos: a wild party that created havoc in the house.

tr.v. hav·ocked, hav·ock·ing, hav·ocs

To destroy or pillage.

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[Middle English havok, from Anglo-Norman (crier) havok, (to cry) havoc, variant of Old French havot, plundering, of Germanic origin.]

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havoc

Noun

1. Informal chaos, disorder, and confusion

2. play havoc with to cause a great deal of damage or confusion to [Old French havot pillage]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

havoc - violent and needless disturbance mayhem disturbance - the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion

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havoc

noun 1. devastation, damage, destruction, waste, ruin, wreck, slaughter, ravages, carnage, desolation, rack and ruin, despoliation

noun 2. (Informal) disorder, confusion, chaos, disruption, mayhem, shambles play havoc with something wreck, destroy, devastate, disrupt, demolish, disorganize, bring into chaos

Translations

havoc [ˈhævək] n → estragos mpl;

to play havoc with sth → hacer estragos en algo

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havoc [ˈhævək] n → ravages mpl, dégâts mpl;

to play havoc with (fig) → désorganiser complètement; détraquer

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havoc [ˈhævək] n → Verwüstung f;

(confusion) → Chaos nt;

to play havoc with sth (disrupt) → etw völlig durcheinanderbringen

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havoc [ˈhævək] n → confusione f; subbuglio;

to play havoc with sth → scombussolare qc;

to wreak havoc on sth → mettere in subbuglio qc

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havoc

n havoc [ˈhӕvək]

great destruction or damage The hurricane created havoc over a wide area. verwoesting خَراب، دمار опустошение spoušť ødelæggelse die Verwüstung ερήμωση, καταστροφή estragos, destrucción hävitustöö ويرانی hävitys ravage הֶרֶס विनाश opustošenost, poharanost, katastrofa pusztítás kerusakan eyðilegging, skaði devastazione 大破壊 대파괴 nusiaubimas postījumi kemusnahan verwoesting, averij skade, ødeleggelse spustoszenie devastação prăpăd, ravagii разрушение spúšť opustošenje pustoš förstörelse, ödeläggelse ความหายนะ hasar, yıkım 大破壞 спустошення; руйнування تباہی اور بربادی sự tàn phá 大破坏