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havoc
hav·oc H0087700 (hăv′ək)n.1. Widespread destruction; devastation.2. Disorder or chaos: a wild party that created havoc in the house.tr.v. hav·ocked, hav·ock·ing, hav·ocs To destroy or pillage.
[Middle English havok, from Anglo-Norman (crier) havok, (to cry) havoc, variant of Old French havot, plundering, of Germanic origin.]havoc (ˈhævək) n1. destruction; devastation; ruin2. informal confusion; chaos3. cry havoc archaic to give the signal for pillage and destruction4. play havoc (often foll by with) to cause a great deal of damage, distress, or confusion (to)vb, -ocs, -ocking or -ocked (tr) archaic to lay waste[C15: from Old French havot pillage, probably of Germanic origin]hav•oc (ˈhæv ək)
n., v. -ocked, -ock•ing. n. 1. great destruction or devastation; ruinous damage. v.t. 2. to work havoc upon; devastate. v.i. 3. to work havoc. Idioms: play havoc with, a. to create confusion or disorder in. b. to destroy; ruin. [1400–50; late Middle English havok < Anglo-French (in phrase crier havok to cry havoc, i.e., utter the command havoc! as signal for pillaging), Middle French havot in same sense < Germanic] hav′ock•er, n. havoc
Past participle: havocked
Gerund: havocking
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| I havoc | | you havoc | | he/she/it havocs | | we havoc | | you havoc | | they havoc |
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| I havocked | | you havocked | | he/she/it havocked | | we havocked | | you havocked | | they havocked |
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| I am havocking | | you are havocking | | he/she/it is havocking | | we are havocking | | you are havocking | | they are havocking |
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| I have havocked | | you have havocked | | he/she/it has havocked | | we have havocked | | you have havocked | | they have havocked |
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| I was havocking | | you were havocking | | he/she/it was havocking | | we were havocking | | you were havocking | | they were havocking |
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| I had havocked | | you had havocked | | he/she/it had havocked | | we had havocked | | you had havocked | | they had havocked |
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| I will havoc | | you will havoc | | he/she/it will havoc | | we will havoc | | you will havoc | | they will havoc |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have havocked | | you will have havocked | | he/she/it will have havocked | | we will have havocked | | you will have havocked | | they will have havocked |
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| I will be havocking | | you will be havocking | | he/she/it will be havocking | | we will be havocking | | you will be havocking | | they will be havocking |
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| I have been havocking | | you have been havocking | | he/she/it has been havocking | | we have been havocking | | you have been havocking | | they have been havocking |
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| I will have been havocking | | you will have been havocking | | he/she/it will have been havocking | | we will have been havocking | | you will have been havocking | | they will have been havocking |
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| I had been havocking | | you had been havocking | | he/she/it had been havocking | | we had been havocking | | you had been havocking | | they had been havocking |
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| I would havoc | | you would havoc | | he/she/it would havoc | | we would havoc | | you would havoc | | they would havoc |
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| I would have havocked | | you would have havocked | | he/she/it would have havocked | | we would have havocked | | you would have havocked | | they would have havocked |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  havoc - violent and needless disturbance mayhemdisturbance - the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion |
havocnoun1. devastation, damage, destruction, waste, ruin, wreck, slaughter, ravages, carnage, desolation, rack and ruin, despoliation Rioters caused havoc in the centre of the town.2. (Informal) disorder, confusion, chaos, disruption, mayhem, shambles A single mare running loose could cause havoc among otherwise reliable stallions.play havoc with something wreck, destroy, devastate, disrupt, demolish, disorganize, bring into chaos Drug addiction soon played havoc with his career.havocnounThe act of destroying or state of being destroyed:bane, destruction, devastation, ruin, ruination, undoing, wrack, wreck, wreckage.verbTo rob of goods by force, especially in time of war:depredate, despoil, loot, pillage, plunder, ransack, rape, ravage, sack, spoliate, strip.Archaic: harrow, spoil.Translationshavoc (ˈhӕvək) noun great destruction or damage. The hurricane created havoc over a wide area. 浩劫，大破壞 大破坏havoc
cry havocTo sound a warning or alarm of impending chaos, danger, or disaster. "Havoc" was originally a military order in the Middle Ages for soldiers to pillage and cause destruction; it features most famously in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar: "Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war." The governor cried havoc as the protest became increasingly violent. With the hurricane approaching the city, officials cried havoc and urged citizens to seek shelter.See also: cry, havocwreak havocTo cause a lot of problems. Termites have wreaked havoc on the structural integrity of our house, unfortunately.See also: havoc, wreakplay havoc with (someone or something)To cause issues or disruptions for someone or something. The road closures have played havoc with rush-hour traffic. This humidity is going to play havoc with my hair.See also: havoc, playraise havoc with (someone or something)To cause a lot of serious issues or disruptions for someone or something. The road closures have raised havoc with rush-hour traffic. The blizzard is raising havoc with travelers flying in and out of the region.See also: havoc, raiseraise havoc with someone or something and play havoc with someone or somethingto create confusion or disruption for or among someone or something. Your announcement raised havoc with the students. I didn't mean to play havoc with them.See also: havoc, raisewreak havoc (with something)to cause a lot of trouble with something; to ruin or damage something. Your bad attitude will wreak havoc with my project. The rainy weather wreaked havoc with our picnic plans.See also: havoc, wreakcry havocSound an alarm or warning, as in In his sermon the pastor cried havoc to the congregation's biases against gays. The noun havoc was once a command for invaders to begin looting and killing the defenders' town. Shakespeare so used it in Julius Caesar (3:1): "Cry 'Havoc' and let slip the dogs of war." By the 19th century the phrase had acquired its present meaning. See also: cry, havocplay havocAlso, raise or wreak havoc . Disrupt, damage, or destroy something, as in The wind played havoc with her hair, or The fire alarm raised havoc with the children, or The earthquake wrought havoc in the town. The noun havoc was once used as a command for invaders to begin looting and killing, but by the 1800s the term was being used for somewhat less aggressive activities. For a synonym, see play the devil with. See also: havoc, playplay havoc with completely disrupt; cause serious damage to. 1989 Vijay Singh In Search of the River Goddess I hate contractors who come from the plains, chop down trees, play havoc with our lives. See also: havoc, playplay/wreak ˈhavoc with something cause damage, destruction or disorder to something: The terrible storms wreaked havoc with electricity supplies, because so many power lines were down.See also: havoc, play, something, wreak cry havoc To sound an alarm; warn.See also: cry, havocwreak havocCreate confusion and inflict destruction. Havoc, which comes from the medieval word for “plunder,” was once a specific command for invading troops to begin looting and killing in a conquered village. This is what Shakespeare meant by his oft-quoted “Cry ‘havoc’ and let slip the dogs of war” (Julius Caesar, 3.1). Although the word still means devastating damage, to wreak it has been transferred to less warlike activities, as in “That puppy will wreak havoc in the living room.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in the The Birds of Killingworth (1863) stated, “The crow . . . crushing the beetle in his coat of mail, and crying havoc on the slug and snail.”See also: havoc, wreakHAVOC
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| HAVOC➣Handicapped Adults of Volusia County (advocacy organization; est. 1977; Volusia County, FL) | | HAVOC➣Humanity Against Victimization of Children | | HAVOC➣Harrisburg Area Volkswagen Owners Club (Harrisburg, PA) | | HAVOC➣Hammer and Anvils Various Occupations Club |
havoc
Synonyms for havocnoun devastationSynonyms- devastation
- damage
- destruction
- waste
- ruin
- wreck
- slaughter
- ravages
- carnage
- desolation
- rack and ruin
- despoliation
noun disorderSynonyms- disorder
- confusion
- chaos
- disruption
- mayhem
- shambles
phrase play havoc with somethingSynonyms- wreck
- destroy
- devastate
- disrupt
- demolish
- disorganize
- bring into chaos
Synonyms for havocnoun the act of destroying or state of being destroyedSynonyms- bane
- destruction
- devastation
- ruin
- ruination
- undoing
- wrack
- wreck
- wreckage
verb to rob of goods by force, especially in time of warSynonyms- depredate
- despoil
- loot
- pillage
- plunder
- ransack
- rape
- ravage
- sack
- spoliate
- strip
- harrow
- spoil
Synonyms for havocnoun violent and needless disturbanceSynonymsRelated Words |