1
: wide and general destruction : devastation
A tornado wreaked havoc on the town two years ago.
2
: great confusion and disorder
the blackout caused havoc in the city
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Examples of havoc in a Sentence
Noun
The disease can play havoc with the body's immune system.
Several small children can create havoc in a house.
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Rob Picheta, CNN, 5 Aug. 2024
The trio cause light havoc, glomming onto a single mom, Terry (Zooey Deschanel) and her son Mel (Benjamin Bottani).
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 2 Aug. 2024
Rendy Jones, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Throughout Friday, Saturday and Sunday, violent protesters congregated in city and town centers across the UK, many of them apparently intent on clashing with police and causing havoc.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 5 Aug. 2024
The trio cause light havoc, glomming onto a single mom, Terry (Zooey Deschanel) and her son Mel (Benjamin Bottani).
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 2 Aug. 2024
Verb
Plankton: The Movie arrives exclusively on Netflix in 2025.
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The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (2025)
Next year SpongeBob returns to theaters with his fourth film, The Search for SquarePants, as Plankton wrecks havoc on Netflix.
—Rendy Jones, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2024
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“Havoc.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/havoc. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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