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havoc
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raise havoc with someone or something and play havoc with someone or something
to create confusion or disruption for or among someone or something. Your announcement raised havoc with the students. I didn't mean to play havoc with them.
See also: raise

wreak havoc (with something)

to cause a lot of trouble with something; to ruin or damage something. Your bad attitude will wreak havoc with my project. The rainy weather wreaked havoc with our picnic plans.
See also: wreak
play havoc with something
1. to cause someone to have trouble doing something Strong winds played havoc with her golf game.
2. to damage something Stormy conditions played havoc with the fishing.
See also: play

wreak havoc

to cause a lot of trouble or damage Storms wreaked havoc on both coasts of the United States.
Usage notes: often used with on: Strikes have wreaked havoc on businesses here.
See also: wreak
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