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havoc

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈhævək/

havoc means: Serious damage, trouble, or confusion affecting many people or things.

noun

DAMAGE AND DISORDERC1

Serious damage, trouble, or confusion affecting many people or things.

  • The storm caused havoc.
  • Heavy snow wreaked havoc on the roads.
  • His constant interruptions played havoc with our plans.

How to use it: wreak havoc on something (The storm wreaked havoc on coastal towns.); play havoc with something (The roadworks played havoc with bus schedules.)

Similar words: chaos, devastation

Opposites: order

Common phrases: wreak havoc, cause havoc, play havoc with

verb

CAUSE DESTRUCTIONC2

To badly damage things or create great disorder.

  • The army havocked the countryside.
  • Storms havocked the fields before harvest.
  • The invaders threatened to havoc every village along the river.

Similar words: devastate, ravage

Common phrases: havoc the land, havoc a village

Questions about havoc

What does havoc mean?

Serious damage, trouble, or confusion affecting many people or things.

What is havoc in other languages?

Türkçe: yıkım · Español: estragos · Français: ravages · Deutsch: Verwüstung · Italiano: devastazione · 日本語: 大混乱

How do you pronounce havoc?

It is pronounced /ˈhævək/.

How do you use havoc in a sentence?

The storm caused havoc. Heavy snow wreaked havoc on the roads.

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