cry havoc

To sound a warning or alarm of impending chaos, danger, or disaster. "Havoc" was originally a military order in the Middle Ages for soldiers to pillage and cause destruction; it features most famously in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar: "Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war." The governor cried havoc as the protest became increasingly violent. With the hurricane approaching the city, officials cried havoc and urged citizens to seek shelter.

cry havoc

Sound an alarm or warning, as in In his sermon the pastor cried havoc to the congregation's biases against gays. The noun havoc was once a command for invaders to begin looting and killing the defenders' town. Shakespeare so used it in Julius Caesar (3:1): "Cry 'Havoc' and let slip the dogs of war." By the 19th century the phrase had acquired its present meaning.

cry havoc

To sound an alarm; warn.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kjell	SHEL	Swedish, Norwegian
AljaŽ	-	Slovene
Fane	-	Romanian
Bacharach	['bækəræk]
Mikayla	mə-KAY-lə	English (Modern)
Arnolfo	-	Italian