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wreak havoc
[ reek hav-uhk ]
idiom
- to cause considerable confusion, disorder, or damage:
Solar flares can wreak havoc with satellites and other expensive electronics on the ground.
Word History and Origins
Origin of wreak havoc1
Idioms and Phrases
see play havoc .Example Sentences
Reactionary politics wreak havoc on interpersonal connections.
Trump is all but sure to wreak havoc on federal agencies central to understanding, and combatting, climate change.
He will wreak havoc on the poor, the middle class, and employers.
Instead of that, it began to wreak havoc across much of the region.
Weather extremes can wreak havoc on construction projects, especially when they involve so much concrete, he added.
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