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   hav·oc

   /ˈhavək/

   noun

   • 1. widespread destruction: "the hurricane ripped through Florida causing havoc" Similar devastationdestructiondamagedesolationdepredationdespoliationruinationruindisasterravagementwastecatastrophe
   • ▪ great confusion or disorder: "schoolchildren wreaking havoc in the classroom" Similar disorderchaosdisruptionmayhembedlampandemoniumturmoiltumultconfusionuproarcommotionupheavalfurorshamblesinformal:hullabalooa madhousea three-ring circusOpposite peace

   verb

   • 1. lay waste to; devastate. archaic

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French havok, alteration of Old French havot, of unknown origin. The word was originally used in the phrase cry havoc (Old French crier havot) ‘to give an army the order havoc’, which was the signal for plundering.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   The meaning of HAVOC is wide and general destruction : devastation. How to use havoc in a sentence.

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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.

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   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.

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   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.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHAVOC definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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.

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   HAVOC definition: a very confused and possibly dangerous situation: . Learn more.

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   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.