Havocked: meaning, definitions and examples
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havocked
[ ˈhævəkd ]
destroyed intensely
Havocked describes the act of causing great damage or destruction to something. It often conveys a sense of extensive ruin or chaos left in the aftermath of an event.
Synonyms
devastated, obliterated, ruined, wrecked.
Examples of usage
- The hurricane havocked the coastal town, leaving many homes uninhabitable.
- The wildfire havocked the forest, killing wildlife and destroying countless trees.
- The war havocked the region, displacing thousands and reducing villages to rubble.
Translations
Translations of the word "havocked" in other languages:
🇵🇹 devastado
- destruído
- causado caos
🇮🇳 विनाशकारी
- बिगाड़ने वाला
- बिगाड़ना
🇩🇪 verwüstet
- zerstört
- chaotisch gemacht
🇮🇩 menghancurkan
- rusak
- membuat kekacauan
🇺🇦 зруйнований
- спустошений
- викликав хаос
🇵🇱 zniszczony
- dewastowany
- spowodował chaos
🇯🇵 壊滅的な
- 破壊された
- 混乱を引き起こした
🇫🇷 ravagé
- détruit
- causé le chaos
🇪🇸 devastado
- destruido
- causado caos
🇹🇷 tahrip edilmiş
- yıkılmış
- kaos yaratmış
🇰🇷 파괴된
- 황폐화된
- 혼란을 초래한
🇸🇦 مدمر
- مخرب
- سبب الفوضى
🇨🇿 zdevastovaný
- zničený
- způsobený chaos
🇸🇰 zničený
- devastovaný
- spôsobujúci chaos
🇨🇳 毁坏的
- 破坏的
- 造成混乱的
🇸🇮 uničen
- opustošen
- povzročil kaos
🇮🇸 eyðilagt
- rúst
- valdið óreiðu
🇰🇿 жойылған
- қираған
- бұзушылық жасаған
🇬🇪 განადგურებული
- დაზიანებული
- kaos გამოიწვია
🇦🇿 dağıdılmış
- məhv edilmiş
- kaos yaratmış
🇲🇽 devastado
- destruido
- causado caos
Etymology
The word 'havock' originates from the Middle English term 'havok', which itself comes from the Old French 'havoc', a battle cry used by the soldiers to indicate that they could pillage and destroy at will. The term was used during times of conflict, signaling the commencement of looting or destruction. Over time, the concept expanded beyond warfare to imply any severe damage or devastation caused to a person, place, or thing. In Modern English, 'havocked' is the past participle indicating that an event has already caused considerable destruction, often used in contexts related to natural disasters or other catastrophic events.