Havoc — Defs

01 n. Wide and general destruction; devastation; waste.

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Wide and general destruction; devastation; waste.
“As for Saul, he made havoc of the church.” — Acts viii. 3.

“Ye gods, what havoc does ambition make Among your works!” — Addison.

02 v. t. To devastate; to destroy; to lay waste.

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To devastate; to destroy; to lay waste.
“To waste and havoc yonder world.” — Milton.

03 interj. A cry in war as the signal for indiscriminate slaughter.

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A cry in war as the signal for indiscriminate slaughter.
“Do not cry havoc, where you should but hunt With modest warrant.” — Shak.

“Cry 'havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war!” — Shak.