playing havoc

hav·oc (h

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.

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

havoc [ˈhævək]

1. destruction; devastation; ruin

2. Informal confusion; chaos

cry havoc Archaic to give the signal for pillage and destruction

play havoc (often foll by with) to cause a great deal of damage, distress, or confusion (to)

vb -ocs, -ocking, -ocked

(tr) Archaic to lay waste

[from Old French havot pillage, probably of Germanic origin]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun

havoc - violent and needless disturbance

mayhem

disturbance - the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion

havoc

noun

1. devastation, damage, destruction, waste, ruin, wreck, slaughter, ravages, carnage, desolation, rack and ruin, despoliation Rioters caused havoc in the centre of the town.

2. (Informal) disorder, confusion, chaos, disruption, mayhem, shambles A single mare running loose could cause havoc among otherwise reliable stallions.

play havoc with something wreck, destroy, devastate, disrupt, demolish, disorganize, bring into chaos Drug addiction soon played havoc with his career.

Translations

havoc [ˈhævək] N → estragos mpl
to cause or create havoc → hacer estragos
this latest decision will cause havoc in the tourist industry → esta última decisión hará estragos or provocará grandes trastornos en el sector turístico
to play havoc with the recession is playing havoc with the government's balance sheets → la recesión está dando al traste con or haciendo estragos en los balances de ejercicio del gobierno
the food in the hotel played havoc with my digestion → la comida del hotel me destrozó el estómago
the weather played havoc with sporting fixtures this weekend → el mal tiempo arruinó los acontecimientos deportivos del fin de semana
to wreak havoc → hacer estragos
the slugs are wreaking havoc in the garden → las babosas están arruinando or estropeando el jardín
stress can wreak havoc on the immune system → el estrés puede causar serios trastornos en el sistema inmunológico

havoc [ˈhævək] n → ravages mpl, dégâts mpl
to cause havoc → semer le chaos
to play havoc with sth → détraquer qch
to wreak havoc (= cause serious damage) → faire des ravages
Slugs wreak havoc on young plants → Les limaces font des ravages sur les jeunes plantes.
Stress can wreak havoc on the immune system → Le stress peut faire des ravages sur le système immunitaire.

havoc

n → verheerender Schaden; (= devastation also) → Verwüstung f; (= chaos) → Chaos nt; to cause or create havoc → ein Chaos verursachen; to wreak havoc in or on or with something, to play havoc with something → bei etw verheerenden Schaden anrichten; (physical damage also) → etw verwüsten, etw verheerend zurichten; with health, part of the body → für etw üble or schlimme Folgen haben, sich übel auf etw (acc) → auswirken; with life, career → etw ruinieren; the tornado wreaked havoc all along the coast → der Tornado richtete entlang der ganzen Küste große Verwüstungen an; this wreaked havoc with their plans → das brachte ihre Pläne völlig durcheinander; the sudden rise in oil prices played havoc with India’s five-year plan → der plötzliche Anstieg der Ölpreise hat Indiens Fünfjahresplan vollständig über den Haufen geworfen (inf)

havoc [ˈhævək] n → distruzione f, devastazione f
to wreak havoc on → devastare
to play havoc with (fig) → scombussolare

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 sekasorto ravage הֶרֶס विनाश opustošenost, poharanost, katastrofa pusztítás kerusakan eyðilegging, skaði devastazione 大破壊 대혼란, 대파괴 nusiaubimas postījumi kemusnahan verwoesting, averij skade, ødeleggelse spustoszenie devastação prăpăd, ravagii разрушение spúšť opustošenje pustoš förstörelse, ödeläggelse ความหายนะ hasar, yıkım 浩劫，大破壞 спустошення; руйнування تباہی اور بربادی sự tàn phá 大破坏

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