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Meaning of Havoc | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈhævək

Definitions

  1. Widespread devastation and destruction.
    uncountable, usually
  2. Mayhem.
    uncountable, usually

Equivalents

العربية الخراب
Bosanski slad хаос
Gaeilge eirleach slad
हिन्दी नाश
Hrvatski slad хаос
Bahasa Indonesia fasad
Kurdî bazar
Nederlands verwoesting
Polski spustoszenie
Српски slad хаос
Svenska förödelse

Examples

“I [Paul the Apostle] vvas going to Damaſcus vvith Letters from the High Prieſt to make Havock of God's People there, as I had made Havock of them in other places. Theſe bloody Letters vvas not impoſed upon me. I vvent to the High Prieſt and deſired them of him, Acts 9. 1, 2. And yet he [God] ſaved me!”
“Ye Gods, what Havock does Ambition make / Among your Works!”
“But when I had come to that part of the city which I judged to have contained the relics I sought I found havoc that had been wrought there even greater than elsewhere.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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