wreak havoc
To cause damage, disruption, or destructionTo cause damage, disruption, or destruction.
» Vandals wreaked havoc in the abandoned house.
Вандалы устроили погром в заброшенном доме.
Вандали вчинили погром у покинутому будинку.
Meaning
1 sensesTo cause damage, disruption, or destruction.
The storm wreaked havoc on his garden.
Chaos anrichten, Verwüstung verursachen
наноси́ть уще́рбnanosítʹ uščérb
завдати шкоди, сіяти хаосzavdaty škody, sijaty xaos
Examples
15 sentencesVandals wreaked havoc in the abandoned house.
Вандали вчинили погром у покинутому будинку. — Ahha
ruВандалы устроили погром в заброшенном доме. — odexed
The children wreaked havoc in the house.
Діти вчинили гармидер удома. — Ahha
The golem wreaked havoc on the village.
They wreaked bloody havoc on the city.
An enormous number of insects hatched this year, wreaking havoc on crops.
Translations
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Forms
wreaks havoc, wreaking havoc, wreaked havoc, wreaked havoc| Base form | wreak havoc · to wreak havoc |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | wreaks havoc |
| Present participle | wreaking havoc |
| Past simple | wreaked havoc / wrought havoc |
| Past participle | wreaked havoc / wrought havoc |
irregular · Lesson
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle