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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
The Fox miniseries 24: Live Another Day saw a massive drone wreak havoc on London.
They eat more than 500 kinds of plants and could wreak havoc if released into the North American environment.
Watch the green-clad moustachioed menace wreak havoc in Mario Kart 8, blowing up Waluigi and then giving a “death stare.”
Daniel Gross on how the shutdown could wreak havoc on a key part of the U.S. economy.
This summer's punishing heat wave could wreak havoc on grocery bills.
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