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Definition of: havoc
(hav′ək) noun
1. General carnage or destruction; ruin.
2. Tumultuous disorder, confusion, or uproar. See synonyms under MASSACRE
—to cry havoc To give a signal for pillage and destruction.
—v.t. hav·ocked, hav·ock·ing Rare To lay waste; destroy. [<OF havot plunder<Gmc.]
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