havoc

Verwüstung, Chaos

Schwere Schäden, Probleme oder Verwirrung, die viele Menschen oder Dinge betreffen.

In einfachem Englisch: Serious damage, trouble, or confusion affecting many people or things.

• The storm caused havoc.
• Heavy snow wreaked havoc on the roads.
• His constant interruptions played havoc with our plans.

So benutzt man es: wreak havoc on something (The storm wreaked havoc on coastal towns.); play havoc with something (The roadworks played havoc with bus schedules.)

Synonyme: chaos, devastation

Gegenteile: order

Häufige Wendungen: wreak havoc, cause havoc, play havoc with

verwüsten

Dinge schwer beschädigen oder große Unordnung verursachen.

In einfachem Englisch: To badly damage things or create great disorder.

• The army havocked the countryside.
• Storms havocked the fields before harvest.
• The invaders threatened to havoc every village along the river.

Synonyme: devastate, ravage

Häufige Wendungen: havoc the land, havoc a village