wreak havoc
idiom
: to cause great damage
A powerful tornado wreaked havoc on the small village.
The virus wreaked havoc on my computer.
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This probably won’t come as much of a shock, but worrying incessantly can wreak havoc on your physical and mental health.
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Julia Ries, SELF, 26 Mar. 2025
Yet, UPFs can wreak havoc on this delicate balance.
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After averaging a preposterous 4.6 steals per game a season ago, Hidalgo wreaked havoc again this year to the tune of 3.7 takeaways a night.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2025
Such interference could also wreak havoc on global navigation systems used for everything from banking and cargo shipping to ambulance dispatch.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
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Julia Ries, SELF, 26 Mar. 2025
Yet, UPFs can wreak havoc on this delicate balance.
—Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
After averaging a preposterous 4.6 steals per game a season ago, Hidalgo wreaked havoc again this year to the tune of 3.7 takeaways a night.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2025
Such interference could also wreak havoc on global navigation systems used for everything from banking and cargo shipping to ambulance dispatch.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Wreak havoc.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wreak%20havoc. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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