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plays havoc

plays havoc is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 plays havoc

What is plays havoc the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Plays havoc is the third-person singular simple present indicative of play havoc.

Words near plays havoc in the dictionary

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

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