play havoc
to cause total chaos or disorder
TRANSLATION
verwüsten, zerstören
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
"In my opinion the movie was relatively true to the book's ideas, although it played havoc on the book's plot and characters."
(Helge Moulding - Movie Review: Starship Troopers - May 2001)
(Helge Moulding - Movie Review: Starship Troopers - May 2001)
Did you
know?
Did you know?
Havoc has 2 meanings:
1. Widespread destruction; devastation.
2. Disorder or chaos
To play havoc means to create disorder or disruption, as in "the electric generator played havoc with our television reception"
Havoc is from Middle English, from Anglo-Norman (crier) havok, (to cry) havoc, variant of Old French havot, plundering, which is of Germanic origin.
Havoc has 2 meanings:
1. Widespread destruction; devastation.
2. Disorder or chaos
To play havoc means to create disorder or disruption, as in "the electric generator played havoc with our television reception"
Havoc is from Middle English, from Anglo-Norman (crier) havok, (to cry) havoc, variant of Old French havot, plundering, which is of Germanic origin.
