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wreak — [[t]ri͟ːk[/t]] wreaks, wreaking, wreaked (wrought can also be used as the past participle.) 1) VERB Something or someone that wreaks havoc or destruction causes a great amount of disorder or damage. [JOURNALISM or, LITERARY] [V n] Violent storms… … English dictionary
wreak — [ri:k] v past tense and past participle wreaked or wrought [ro:t US ro:t] [: Old English; Origin: wrecan to drive out, punish ] 1.) wreak havoc/mayhem/destruction (on sth) to cause a lot of damage or problems ▪ These policies have wreaked havoc… … Dictionary of contemporary English
wreak — [ rik ] verb wreak havoc/destruction MAINLY JOURNALISM to cause very great harm or damage: These policies would wreak havoc on the economy. wreak revenge/vengeance MAINLY LITERARY to punish someone for something bad they have done to you … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wreak / wreck — Wreak to cause (damage) is used almost exclusively in the phrase wreak havoc: The hurricane wreaked havoc with their plans for a vacation at the beach. It is only possible to wreak damage, destruction, etc. Wreck is a regular verb meaning… … Confused words
wreak / wreck — Wreak to cause (damage) is used almost exclusively in the phrase wreak havoc: The hurricane wreaked havoc with their plans for a vacation at the beach. It is only possible to wreak damage, destruction, etc. Wreck is a regular verb meaning… … Confused words
wreak havoc — wreak havoc/destruction/mainly journalism phrase to cause very great harm or damage These policies would wreak havoc on the economy. Thesaurus: to destroy or severely damage somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
wreak — (v.) O.E. wrecan avenge, originally to drive, drive out, punish (class V strong verb; past tense wræc, pp. wrecen), from P.Gmc. *wrekanan (Cf. O.S. wrekan, O.N. reka, O.Fris. wreka, M.Du. wreken to drive, push, compel, pursue, throw, O.H.G.… … Etymology dictionary
wreak — UK [riːk] / US [rɪk] verb Word forms wreak : present tense I/you/we/they wreak he/she/it wreaks present participle wreaking past tense wreaked past participle wreaked wreak havoc/destruction mainly journalism to cause very great harm or damage… … English dictionary
destruction — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, total, utter, wholesale ▪ large scale, mass, massive, widespread ▪ modern weapons of mass … Collocations dictionary
wreak havoc — Synonyms and related words: abuse, afflict, aggrieve, befoul, bewitch, blight, bring to ruin, condemn, confound, consume, corrupt, crucify, curse, damage, damn, deal destruction, decimate, defile, deprave, depredate, desolate, despoil, destroy,… … Moby Thesaurus
