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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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6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishhavoc noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   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.

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   havoc {noun} /ˈhævək/ Phonetics content data source explained in this page. Collocations. volume_up. cause havoc. volume_up. create havoc. volume_up. cry havoc. Context sentences. English volume_up It could wreak havoc on South Korea with which it technically remains at war. more_vert.

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    uk / ˈhæv.ək / us / ˈhæv.ək / Add to word list. 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.

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    Here are 4 tips that should help you perfect your pronunciation of 'havoc': Break 'havoc' down into sounds: [HAV] + [UHK] - say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them. Record yourself saying 'havoc' in full sentences, then watch yourself and listen.