WREAK

[verb] [T] [past:] wreaked or wrought [formal] - to cause (something) to happen in a violent and often uncontrolled wayThe recent storms have wreaked havoc on crops.The oil spill wreaked havoc with wildlife and the fishing industry.Changes in the climate have wrought havoc with (= severely changed) the city's usual weather pattern.Experts say that the ecological damage wreaked by pollution is increasing rapidly.She was determined to wreak revenge/vengeance on both him and his family.