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Meaning of "play havoc" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PLAY HAVOC

play havoc play
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLAY HAVOC

play cat and mouse
play clothes
play down
play fair
play false
play fast and loose
play favourites
play for time
play God
play hardball
play hell with
play into the hands of
play merry hell with
play off
play on
play on words
play one´s ace
play one´s cards
play out
play park

WORDS THAT END LIKE PLAY HAVOC

ad hoc
atoc
bloc
choc
croc
cry havoc
doc
en bloc
escroc
floc
havoc
langue d´oc
Languedoc
Maroc
monobloc
nostoc
post hoc
postdoc
roc
sciroc

Synonyms and antonyms of play havoc in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «play havoc» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLAY HAVOC

Find out the translation of play havoc to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of play havoc from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «play havoc» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

严重破坏
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

causar estragos
570 millions of speakers

English

play havoc
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तबाही खेल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تلعب فسادا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

играть хаос
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

atrapalhar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হাওয়াক খেলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faire des ravages
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bermain malapetaka
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

spielen Verwüstung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

打ち壊す
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

혼란을 재생
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Muter malang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tàn phá
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அழிவை விளையாடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नासधूस चालवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Harap oyna
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

svolgere il caos
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zrujnować
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

грати хаос
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ravagii
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παίξει τον όλεθρο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

speel verwoesting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spela förödelse
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spille ødeleggelse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of play havoc

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLAY HAVOC»

The term «play havoc» is regularly used and occupies the 58.779 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PLAY HAVOC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about play havoc

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLAY HAVOC»

Discover the use of play havoc in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to play havoc and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Key to Havoc
... its familiar surprised and half blinded. It was having trouble getting its extended swords into play. Havoc dropped the staff and drew his knife. He jumped close again, and again caught the golem by surprise. That was the Piers Anthony 373.
Piers Anthony, 2003
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
For example, I know he has no appointments tomorrow; hesjustplaying hard to get, or Nicole is verypopular, perhaps because she plays hard to get. [Mid-1900s] play havoc Also, raise or wreak havoc. Disrupt, damage, or destroy something, ...
Christine Ammer, 2013
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Roget's Thesaurus:
(aggrieve) 649†; do one's worst; knock down; deal a blow to; play havoc with ... with, play the very devil with, play havoc among, play sad havoc among, play the mischief among, play the deuce among, play the very devil among; decimate.
Dr. Peter Mark Roget
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Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions: Together with Death's Duell
... gnaw, gnaw at the root of; sap, mine, undermine, shake, sap the foundations of, break up; disorganize, dismantle, dismast; destroy &c 162. damnify &c (aggrieve) 649 [Obs.]; do one's worst; knock down; deal a blow to; play havoc with, play ...
John Donne, William Henry Draper, Izaak Walton, 1926
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Rajpal Dictionary Of English Idioms & Phrases
... with rules and regulations Play for love: Play without stakes * Every evening we play volleyball for love Play havoc with: Do a lot of damage * Continuing strikes are beginning to play havoc with the national economy Play hooky: Avoid going ...
Shori, A K, 2010
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Pansegrouw's Crossword Dictionary
... playground gear roundabout, see-saw, slide, swing play guitar strum play Hamlet act play havoc confuse, demolish, destroy, disrupt, wreck play havoc with damage, disorganise, injure, mutilate, ruin, unsettle, upset playhouse amphitheatre, ...
Louisa Pansegrouw, 1994
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The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film
USA., Having Wonderfiil Time, Arthur Kober, New York 1937, Play HAVOC 1925 d: Rowland V. Lee. USA., Havoc, Henry Wall, Story Havoc see HAERVAERK ( 1977). HAVOC, THE 1916 d: Arthur Berthelet. USA., The Havoc, H. S. Sheldon, ...
Alan Goble, 1999
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The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms
play havoc with completely disrupt; cause serious damage to. 1989 Vijay SinghIn Search of the River Goddess I hate contractors who come from the plains, chop down trees, play havoc with our lives. hawk watch someone like a hawk keep a ...
Judith Siefring, 2004
9
English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
You can 't play fast and loose with law, however much you may have lied to me. play havoc with demton, prish, shkaterron, rrenon □ Miserable food had played havoc with bone and muscle. □ An unhappy marriage, Jon can play such havoc  ...
Ilo Stefanllari, 2000
10
Oxford Thesaurus of English
1 play havoc with dust will play havoc with electrical systems: disturb, disrupt, disorder, disorganize, disarrange, interfere with, upset, unsettle, convulse; obstruct, impede, hamper; hold up, delay, retard, slow (down); throw into confusion, throw ...
Maurice Waite, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLAY HAVOC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term play havoc is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Rains play havoc, more expected
At least six people, including three children, were killed while five others were injured in rain-related incidents in several cities including Lahore ... «Pakistan Today, Jul 15»
2
Judge wants illegal immigrants released from 'deplorable' facilities
... illegal immigrant children and families lured by the Obama administration's immigration policies continues to play havoc from coast to coast. «BizPac Review, Jul 15»
3
How to have your cake and eat it too
Such mind games play havoc with our overall kilojoule control. Simply making food choices based on what you feel like eating, rather than ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
4
CYCLING: UCI: Double Dutch delight at BMX World Championships
An oncoming storm threatened to play havoc with the BMX World Championships in Belgium, with the men's and women's elite finals brought forward to avoid ... «beIN SPORTS USA Breaking News, Jul 15»
5
Widespread rains likely to continue till Thursday
ISLAMABAD: Flash floods in country's northwestern upper parts and countrywide torrential rains continued to play havoc from Chitral to Sindh ... «SAMAA TV, Jul 15»
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Heavy rains, flash floods continue to play havoc
KARACHI/PESHAWAR/QUETTA: Amid countrywide torrential rains and floods, the raging floodwaters continued devastation from Chitral to ... «SAMAA TV, Jul 15»
7
Ethanol-fueled nightmares could be over
Even at its lowest concentration - the ubiquitous "E10" blend of 10 percent ethanol, 90 percent gasoline - ethanol can play havoc with ... «Chron.com, Jul 15»
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Book extract: Dr Mahinder Watsa's 'It's Normal!'
Misconceptions can play havoc. Th ere was a young man who did not consummate his marriage because he firmly believed that vaginal hair ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 15»
9
VIDEO: A look behind the scenes of Once
While that was great for our careers, obviously, it did play havoc with our relationship and, I suppose, brought it to a conclusion. “Nobody can ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
10
Sunny, with a chance of nuclear bullets
When a CME smashes into Earth's magnetic field, it triggers beautiful auroras but it can also play havoc with power grids, radio communications ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»

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