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Definitions for HAVOC
ˈhæv əkhav·oc

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. havoc, mayhemnoun

    violent and needless disturbance

Wiktionary

  1. havocnoun

    devastation

  2. havocnoun

    mayhem

  3. havocverb

    To pillage.

  4. havocverb

    To cause havoc.

Wikipedia

  1. havoc

    High Altitude Venus Operational Concept (HAVOC) is a set of crewed NASA mission concepts to the planet Venus. All human portions of the missions would be conducted from lighter-than-air craft or from orbit.

ChatGPT

  1. havoc

    Havoc is a noun that refers to widespread chaos, destruction, or disorder. It describes a state of great upheaval or confusion caused by extensive damage, devastation, or unruly situations.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Havocnoun

    wide and general destruction; devastation; waste

  2. Havocverb

    to devastate; to destroy; to lay waste

  3. Havocnoun

    a cry in war as the signal for indiscriminate slaughter

  4. Etymology: [W. hafog devastation, havoc; or, if this be itself fr. E. havoc, cf. OE. havot, or AS. hafoc hawk, which is a cruel or rapacious bird, or F. hai, voux! a cry to hounds.]

Wikidata

  1. Havoc

    Kejuan Muchita, better known by his stage name Havoc, is an American rapper, record producer and one half of the hip-hop duo Mobb Deep with Prodigy.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Havoc

    hav′ok, n. general waste or destruction: devastation.—v.t. to lay waste.—interj. an ancient hunting or war cry. [O. Fr. havot, plunder, of Teut. origin.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. havoc

    Formerly a war cry, and the signal for indiscriminate slaughter. Thus Shakspeare, "Cry havoc! and let slip the dogs of war."

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. havoc

    Wide and general destruction; devastation; waste. Also, to waste; to destroy; to lay waste.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of HAVOC in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of HAVOC in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of HAVOC in a Sentence

  1. Selwin Hart:

    We fully understand the role that coal and other fossil fuels have played in Australia's economy, even if mining accounts for a small fraction — around 2 % — of overall jobs, but it's essential to have a broader, more honest and rational conversation about what is in Australia's interests, because the bottom line is clear : If the world does not rapidly phase out coal, climate change will wreak havoc right across the Australian economy, from agriculture to tourism, and right across the services sector. Similarly, construction, housing and the property sector, in a country where the vast majority live on or near a coastline. It will be even more catastrophic in your neighborhood.

  2. Amanda Vincent:

    It's just devastating and it wreaks ecological havoc, it's annihilation fishing, pure and simple, and it has to stop.

  3. Lili Bernard:

    On the one hand I feel absolutely elated that justice was served. On the other hand I also feel disappointed, because clearly the three-year minimum sentence does not adequately reflect the havoc this man, this rapist, has inflicted on so many women, including Lili Bernard, it does indicate there is now a shift in the legal system that is now going to reflect modern culture, and that now women's voices are being believed and women's lives are being valued.

  4. Donald Trump:

    Democrats are desperate to change the narrative of a failing nation, without making mention of the havoc and death caused by the Radical Left just months earlier, make no mistake, they control the government. They own this disaster. They are hoping that these hearings will somehow alter their failing prospects.

  5. Greg Abbott:

    Lives are at stake as dangerous drugs like fentanyl pour into our communities at an astonishing rate, and we must act now to crack down on this proliferation of this deadly drug, from Tarrant County to Lubbock County, fentanyl is wreaking havoc in our communities and it is essential for parents, family members, schools, and more to get fully engaged to prevent future fentanyl deaths.

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