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- Dictionarywreak/riːk/
verb
- 1. cause (a large amount of damage or harm): "torrential rainstorms wreaked havoc yesterday"
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WREAK definition: 1. to cause something to happen in a violent and often uncontrolled way: 2. to cause something to…. Learn more.
WREAK meaning: 1. to cause something to happen in a violent and often uncontrolled way: 2. to cause something to…. Learn more.
1. : bring about, cause. wreak havoc. 2. a. : to cause the infliction of (vengeance or punishment) b. archaic : avenge. 3. : to give free play or course to (malevolent feeling) Did you know?
To wreak is to cause something to happen, usually with a terrible consequence. You can make mischief, cause problems, or inflict pain, but to wreak damage suggests a deeper level of destruction.
[VERB noun] ...the devastation wrought by a decade of fighting. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: create, work, cause, visit More Synonyms of wreak. 2. verb. If you wreak revenge or vengeance on someone, you do something that will harm them very much to punish them for the harm they have done to you. [journalism, literary]
Wreak means to inflict or carry out something, especially something harmful—it’s most commonly used in the phrase wreak havoc, meaning to cause chaos or destruction or both. Reek most commonly means to give off a strong, unpleasant odor, as in Your socks reek, dude .
Definition of wreak verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
v.t. 1. to inflict or execute (punishment, vengeance, etc.): to wreak havoc on the enemy. 2. to carry out the promptings of (one's rage, ill humor, etc.), as on a victim or object: to wreak one's anger on subordinates.
WREAK definition: to cause a lot of damage or harm: . Learn more.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English wreak /riːk/ verb 1 → wreak havoc/mayhem/destruction (on something) 2 → wreak revenge/vengeance (on somebody) → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus wreak • The story deals with the aftermath of warfare, particularly the devastation wreaked by land mines.
