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hav·oc
I. \ˈhavək, -vik\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English havok, from Anglo-French, modification of Old French havot, n., pillage & interjection used to signal start of pillage, perhaps of Germanic origin; akin to Gothic hafjan to lift — more at heave
1. : wide and general damage or destruction : devastation, waste
< appalled by the havoc and loss of life caused by the earthquake — F.J.Crowley >
— see cry havoc at cry I
2. : great confusion and disorder
< several small children can create havoc in a house >
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- play havoc with
II. verb
(havocked ; havocked ; havocking ; havocs)
: to lay waste : devastate, destroy |