wreak havoc

wreak havoc (with something)

to cause a lot of trouble with something; to ruin or damage something. Your bad attitude will wreak havoc with my project. The rainy weather wreaked havoc with our picnic plans.

wreak havoc

to cause a lot of trouble or damage Storms wreaked havoc on both coasts of the United States.

Usage notes: often used with on: Strikes have wreaked havoc on businesses here.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lang	[læŋ]
Gionata	jo-NAH-tah	Italian
Daiki	dah-ee-kee	Japanese
Eun-Young	uwn-yung	Korean
Antinanco	an-tee-NAWN-ko	Native American, Mapuche
Eunike	-	Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek