wreak havoc
idiom
: to cause great damage
A powerful tornado wreaked havoc on the small village.
The virus wreaked havoc on my computer.
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Joyce took her kids and Eleven away at the end of Season 3 after the Mind Flayer wreaked havoc on Hawkins.
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2025
Casting doubt on whether the jets will be reliable could ultimately wreak havoc on sales often worth hundreds of millions—or billions—of dollars.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
Microgravity is known to wreak havoc on muscle mass, and having the ability to manufacture and test muscle tissue in space may advance space medicine for future travelers aboard the International Space Station and beyond.
—Jessica Rendall, Space.com, 10 Nov. 2025
The basic picture is that excessive training stress combined with underfueling increases levels of the stress hormone cortisol, which in turn suppresses levels of the thyroid hormone T3, which in turn wreaks havoc on your muscles, metabolism, hormone levels, and ability to respond to training.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 10 Nov. 2025
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2025
Casting doubt on whether the jets will be reliable could ultimately wreak havoc on sales often worth hundreds of millions—or billions—of dollars.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
Microgravity is known to wreak havoc on muscle mass, and having the ability to manufacture and test muscle tissue in space may advance space medicine for future travelers aboard the International Space Station and beyond.
—Jessica Rendall, Space.com, 10 Nov. 2025
The basic picture is that excessive training stress combined with underfueling increases levels of the stress hormone cortisol, which in turn suppresses levels of the thyroid hormone T3, which in turn wreaks havoc on your muscles, metabolism, hormone levels, and ability to respond to training.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 10 Nov. 2025
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