havoc
[noun]
Synonyms: disorder, chaos, confusion, disruption, mayhem, shambles

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Related Words: calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, despoiling, pillaging, ravaging, vandalism

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

hav‧oc /ˈhævək/ noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Anglo-French; Origin: Old French havot 'destruction, disorder']
a situation in which there is a lot of damage or a lack of order, especially so that it is difficult for something to continue in the normal way Synonym : chaos
cause/create havoc
A strike will cause havoc for commuters.
policies that would wreak havoc on the country’s economy
Rain has continued to play havoc with sporting events.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

havoc
noun
VERB + HAVOC cause, create, play, wreak
PREP. ~ among The new tax could wreak havoc among smaller companies.
~ for High winds have been creating havoc for farmers.
~ in The disease can cause havoc in commercial orchards.
~ on The flood wrought havoc on the countryside.
~ to The storm caused havoc to wildlife.
~ with The fog played havoc with flight schedules.

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