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noun
- 1. widespread destruction: "the hurricane ripped through Florida causing havoc" Similar
verb
- 1. lay waste to; devastate. archaic
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confusion and lack of order, especially causing damage or trouble: wreak havoc The storm wreaked (= caused) havoc in the garden, uprooting trees and blowing a fence down. play havoc with The delay played (= caused) havoc with their travel arrangements. Synonyms. anarchy. ballyhoo old-fashioned slang. bedlam. chaos. commotion. confusion.
The meaning of HAVOC is wide and general destruction : devastation. How to use havoc in a sentence.
Havoc means chaos, disorder, or confusion. It can also mean destruction, damage, or ruin. In many cases, it refers to a combination of these things. The phrase wreak havoc means to cause chaos or destruction or both. The phrases play havoc and raise havoc mean the same thing.
HAVOC meaning: 1. confusion and lack of order, especially causing damage or trouble: 2. confusion and lack of…. Learn more.
5 meanings: 1. destruction; devastation; ruin 2. informal confusion; chaos 3. → See cry havoc 4. → See play havoc 5. archaic to.... Click for more definitions.
Havoc is a noun that means devastation or total mayhem. Havoc is often wreaked by hurricanes, angry mobs, plundering Vikings, and wild parties that get out of control.
noun. great destruction or devastation; ruinous damage. Synonyms: waste, ruin, desolation. verb (used with object) , hav·ocked, hav·ock·ing. to work havoc upon; devastate. verb (used without object) , hav·ocked, hav·ock·ing. to work havoc: The fire havocked throughout the house. havoc. / ˈhævək / noun. destruction; devastation; ruin. informal.
noun. /ˈhævək/ [uncountable] a situation in which things are seriously damaged, destroyed or very confused. The floods caused havoc throughout the area. Continuing strikes are beginning to play havoc with the national economy. These insects can wreak havoc on crops. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin. Want to learn more?
HAVOC definition: a very confused and possibly dangerous situation: . Learn more.
1. destruction; devastation; ruin. 2. informal confusion; chaos. 3. cry havoc archaic to give the signal for pillage and destruction. 4. play havoc ( often foll by with) to cause a great deal of damage, distress, or confusion (to) vb, -ocs, -ocking or -ocked. ( tr) archaic to lay waste.
