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Wreak Riːk Verb 1wreak Havoc/Mayhem/Destruction Lot Damage Problems

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Back wreak /riːk/ verb
1wreak havoc/mayhem/destruction (on something) to cause a lot of damage or problems:
These policies have wreaked havoc on the British economy.
2wreak revenge/vengeance (on somebody) formal to do something unpleasant to someone to punish them for something they have done to you:
He promised to wreak vengeance on those who had betrayed him.

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