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played havoc

played havoc is the simple past and past participle of play havoc.

Meaning of play havoc

Verb

play havoc (third-person singular simple present plays havoc, present participle playing havoc, simple past and past participle played havoc)

  1. Synonym of wreak havoc.
    • If so, the individual wealth effects [which, except for the condition that p#92;cdotD#95;#123;w#95;i#125;x(p,#92;alpha#95;iw)#61;1, are essentially unrestricted] can play havoc with the well-behaved but possibly small individual substitution effects.1995, Andreu Mas-Colell, Michael D. Whinston, and Jerry R. Green, Microeconomic Theory, Oxford University Press, page 111
    Synonyms:
    wreak havoc

Questions about played havoc

What is played havoc the simple past and past participle of?
Played havoc is the simple past and past participle of play havoc.

Words near played havoc in the dictionary

  1. played full
  2. played games
  3. played God
  4. played gooseberry
  5. played hardball
  6. played havoc
  7. played hell with
  8. played hob with
  9. played hooky
  10. played host to
  11. played house

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