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wreak havoc

UK/ɹiːk ˈhæv.ək/

wreak havoc verb: to cause damage, disruption, or destruction.

Verb

wreak havoc (third-person singular simple present wreaks havoc, present participle wreaking havoc, simple past and past participle wreaked havoc or wrought havoc)

  1. To cause damage, disruption, or destruction.
    • The storm wreaked havoc on his garden.

Forms of wreak havoc

third-person singular presentwreaks havoc
present participlewreaking havoc
past participlewreaked havoc
pastwreaked havoc
past participlewrought havoc
pastwrought havoc

Questions about wreak havoc

What does wreak havoc mean?
Wreak havoc means to cause damage, disruption, or destruction.
What part of speech is wreak havoc?
Wreak havoc is a verb.
How do you pronounce wreak havoc?
Wreak havoc is pronounced /ɹiːk ˈhæv.ək/ (UK).
What is the past tense of wreak havoc?
The past tense of wreak havoc is wreaked havoc.

Words near wreak havoc in the dictionary

  1. WRCs
  2. Wrea Green
  3. wreader
  4. wreaders
  5. wreak
  6. wreak havoc
  7. wreake
  8. wreaked
  9. wreaked havoc
  10. wreaken
  11. wreaker

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