havocnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈhæv.ək/us/ˈhæv.ək/confusion and lack of order, especially causing damage or trouble:
The storm wreaked (= caused) havoc in the garden, uprooting trees and blowing a fence down.
The delay played (= caused) havoc with their travel arrangements.
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Social order & disorder
- anarchic
- anarchism
- anarchist
- anarchy
- ASBO
- breach
- disturb
- instability
- lawless
- mayhem
- organized chaos
- pandemonium
- pell-mell
- tinderbox
- turbulence
- turbulent
- turmoil
- unrest
- upheaval
- water cannon
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