havoc
21havoc — hav|oc [ˈhævək] n [U] [Date: 1400 1500; : Anglo French; Origin: Old French havot destruction, disorder ] a situation in which there is a lot of damage or a lack of order, especially so that it is difficult for something to continue in the normal… …
22havoc — noun (U) a situation in which there is a lot of confusion or damage: cause/create havoc: The Wall Street Crash created havoc and ruin. | wreak havoc (on)/play havoc with (=to cause great harm by causing a confusing situation) …
23havoc — UK [ˈhævək] / US noun [uncountable] a situation in which there is a lot of damage or destruction, or in which something cannot continue in its normal way because of problems cause/create havoc: Winter storms continued to cause havoc for drivers.… …
24havoc — [15] The ancestry of havoc is a mystery, but it seems originally to have been an exclamation, probably Germanic, used as a signal to begin plundering. This was adopted into Old French as havot, which was used in the phrase crier havot ‘shout… …
25havoc — noun 1》 widespread destruction. 2》 great confusion or disorder. verb (havocs, havocking, havocked) archaic lay waste to. Phrases play havoc with completely disrupt. Origin ME: from Anglo Norman Fr. havok, alt. of OFr. havot, of unknown origin;… …
26havoc — [15] The ancestry of havoc is a mystery, but it seems originally to have been an exclamation, probably Germanic, used as a signal to begin plundering. This was adopted into Old French as havot, which was used in the phrase crier havot ‘shout… …
27havoc — 1. noun /ˈhæv.ək/ a) devastation b) mayhem 2. verb /ˈhæv.ək/ a) To pillage. To tear and havoc more than she can eat …
28Havoc — The cry given up permitting an army to break order and search out spoil and plunder; but it was given only when victory was clear and the enemy no threat. To cry Havoc during battle was liable to invite defeat and was thus punishable by death.… …
29Havoc — It is claimed that this very unusual surname is of Dutch origins, and this may well be true. However it has been recorded in England from at least the 16th century, see the first recording below. It is probably a variant of the Old German… …
30havoc — n. to play, raise, wreak havoc with * * * [ hævək] raise wreak havoc with to play …
