The most common use of the term is to "wreak havoc" on something or someone. It means to bring a usually negative and wild force to bear; to inflict
havoc means devistation do you dev-as-tation? devastationThe word havoc is a noun and means destruction, confusion, and disorder. This word originated in the 15th century.
Your toddler is wreaking havoc in the living room.
He wreaked havoc on his enemies.
it can cause a lot of damage
It means to include something. It also means to enclose or surround something.
havoc means devistation do you dev-as-tation? devastationThe word havoc is a noun and means destruction, confusion, and disorder. This word originated in the 15th century.
one is not the other
Inflicting, unleashing, or perpetrating. "To wreak" means to make something happen that causes no good, and usually implies creating disorder or disaster. "The outbreak of war wreaked havoc throughout the countryside".
Wreak-er because it means a destroyer and it has er in it
She had a bad wreak yesterday!
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Yes, a tornado can wreak everything in its path.
Wreak - 2011 is rated/received certificates of: USA:R
Dennis the Menace could wreak havoc on arrival. Many people waste their lives by attempting to wreak vengeance.
Wreak - 2011 was released on: USA: 7 February 2011
He was a bold child and would always wreak havoc wherever he went.I would wreak the chip bag if it tore at the bottom of the bag.wreak-to inflict or execute.
wreak is a regular verb so the past and past participle are wreaked.