wreak havoc

wreak havoc
Synonyms and related words:
abuse, afflict, aggrieve, befoul, bewitch, blight, bring to ruin, condemn, confound, consume, corrupt, crucify, curse, damage, damn, deal destruction, decimate, defile, deprave, depredate, desolate, despoil, destroy, devastate, devour, disadvantage, disserve, dissolve, distress, do a mischief, do evil, do ill, do wrong, do wrong by, doom, engorge, envenom, get into trouble, gobble, gobble up, gut, gut with fire, harass, harm, havoc, hex, hurt, impair, incinerate, infect, injure, jinx, lay in ruins, lay waste, maltreat, menace, mistreat, molest, outrage, persecute, play havoc with, play hob with, poison, pollute, prejudice, ravage, ruin, ruinate, savage, scathe, shipwreck, swallow up, taint, threaten, throw into disorder, torment, torture, unleash destruction, unleash the hurricane, upheave, vandalize, vaporize, violate, waste, wound, wrack, wreak havoc on, wreck, wrong

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  • wreak havoc — wreak havoc/destruction/mainly journalism phrase to cause very great harm or damage These policies would wreak havoc on the economy. Thesaurus: to destroy or severely damage somethingsynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • wreak havoc — damage, destroy, lay waste, trash the place    If the workers get mad, they ll wreak havoc in the warehouse. They ll wreck the place …   English idioms

  • wreak havoc with — {v. phr.} To cause damage; ruin something. * /His rebellious attitude is bound to wreak havoc at the company./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • wreak havoc with — {v. phr.} To cause damage; ruin something. * /His rebellious attitude is bound to wreak havoc at the company./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • wreak\ havoc\ with — v. phr. to cause damage; ruin something. His rebellious attitude is bound to wreak havoc at the company …   Словарь американских идиом

  • wreak havoc — to cause a lot of trouble or damage. Storms wreaked havoc on both coasts of the United States. Usage notes: often used with on: Strikes have wreaked havoc on businesses here …   New idioms dictionary

  • wreak havoc — verb /ɹiːk ˈhæv.ək/ To cause damage, disruption, or destruction. The storm wreaked havoc on his garden …   Wiktionary

  • wreak havoc —   …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • wreak havoc —  Make a mess, do damage …   American business jargon

  • wreak — [ri:k] v past tense and past participle wreaked or wrought [ro:t US ro:t] [: Old English; Origin: wrecan to drive out, punish ] 1.) wreak havoc/mayhem/destruction (on sth) to cause a lot of damage or problems ▪ These policies have wreaked havoc… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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