PLAY HAVOC WITH

Meaning of PLAY HAVOC WITH in English

interfere with, cause sudden changes

The wind played havoc with the ball, causing it to rise or fall.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

PLAY HAVOC WITH — phrasal or raise havoc with : to do great damage to : render ineffectual : throw into disorder and confusion
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLAY HAVOC WITH — completely disrupt. → havoc
Concise Oxford English vocab
PLAY HAVOC WITH — Synonyms and related words : abuse, afflict, aggrieve, be all thumbs, befoul, bewitch, blight, blunder, blunder away, blunder into, blunder …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLAY HAVOC WITH — = raise havoc with
Slang English vocab
PLAY HAVOC WITH — interfere with, cause sudden changes The wind played havoc with the ball, causing it to rise or fall.
English Idioms vocab
PLAY HAVOC WITH — производить беспорядок, разрушать
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PLAY HAVOC WITH — производить беспорядок, разрушать
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PLAY HAVOC WITH — производить беспорядок, разрушать
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PLAY — I In zoology, actions that have all the elements of purposeful behaviour but are performed for no apparent reason. Play …
Английский словарь Британика
WITH — I. (|)wi]th, ]th, _wə] preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, preposition & adverb, against, opposite, toward, with; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
HAVOC — I. ˈhavək, -vik noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English havok, from Anglo-French, modification of Old French havot, n., pillage …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HAVOC — — havocker , n. /hav"euhk/ , n. , v. , havocked, havocking . n. 1. great destruction or devastation; ruinous …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLAY — I. ˈplā noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English plega; akin to Old English plegan to play, Middle Dutch pleyen …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HAVOC — I. ˈha-vək, -vik noun Etymology: Middle English havok, from Anglo-French, modification of Old French havot plunder Date: 15th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLAY — noun amusement; sport; frolic; gambols. 2. play ·noun performance on an instrument of music. 3. play ·noun to act on …
Webster English vocab
HAVOC — noun wide and general destruction; devastation; waste. 2. havoc ·noun a cry in war as the signal for indiscriminate slaughter. …
Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
HAVOC — [hav.oc] n [ME havok, fr. AF, modif. of OF havot plunder] (15c) 1: wide and general destruction: devastation 2: great …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HAVOC — havoc BrE AmE ˈhæv ək
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PLAY — / pleɪ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb OF CHILDREN 1. play (with sb/sth) to do things for pleasure, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAVOC — / ˈhævək; NAmE / noun [ U ] a situation in which there is a lot of damage, destruction or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WITH — with S1 W1 /wɪð, wɪθ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: 'against, from, with' ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HAVOC — hav ‧ oc /ˈhævək/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Anglo-French ; Origin: Old French havot 'destruction, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
HAVOC — n. & v. --n. widespread destruction; great confusion or disorder. --v.tr. (havocked, havocking) devastate. øplay havoc with colloq. cause great …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HAVOC — n. & v. n. widespread destruction; great confusion or disorder. v.tr. (havocked, havocking) devastate. play havoc with colloq. cause great …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
HAVOC — n. & v. --n. widespread destruction; great confusion or disorder. --v.tr. (havocked, havocking) devastate. Phrases and idioms: play havoc with …
Oxford English vocab
WITH — Pronounced /wɪð/ for meanings 20 and 21. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAVOC — 1. Havoc is great disorder, and confusion. Rioters caused havoc in the centre of the town. N-UNCOUNT 2. If one …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAVOC — 1. Havoc is great disorder, and confusion. Rioters caused ~ in the centre of the town. N-UNCOUNT 2. If one …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HAVOC — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB cause ▪ Mr James Richardson, prosecuting, said Bedworth caused havoc on a scale which …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HAVOC — [noun] [U] - confusion and lack of order, esp. causing damage or troubleA scene of havoc met their eyes when …
Cambridge English vocab
PLAY — n. song play chronicle play history play miracle play morality play mumming play mummers' play mystery play Passion play problem …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PLAY — Synonyms and related words : ALGOL, COBOL, FORTRAN, Grand Guignol, Passion play, Tom show, abuse, accentuate, accompany, act, act a …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HAVOC — noun VERB + HAVOC ▪ cause , create , play , wreak PREPOSITION ▪ ~ among ▪ The new tax …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HAVOC — • ↑ wreak havoc/play havoc
Longman Activator English vocab
PLAY — n. 25B6; verb the children played with toys : AMUSE ONESELF, entertain oneself, enjoy oneself, have fun; relax, occupy oneself, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HAVOC — n. 25B6; noun the hurricane caused havoc : DEVASTATION, destruction, damage, desolation, ruination, ruin; disaster, catastrophe. hyperactive children create havoc …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLAY — v. 1 amuse oneself, frolic, frisk, cavort, gambol, caper, sport, have fun, have a good time, enjoy oneself, disport (oneself), …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HAVOC — n. 1 ruin, devastation, destruction, desolation, rack or wrack and ruin, despoliation, spoliation, damage Gales of more than 80 m …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HAVOC — 1. сущ. опустошение; разорение, разрушение Syn : devastation, ruin to spread havoc among the enemy ≈ сеять панику в стане …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WITH — with.ogg _I 1. wıð = wthe I и II 2. wıð = withe I и II _II wıð prep 1. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HAVOC — havoc.ogg 1. ʹhævək n опустошение, разорение, разрушение to make /to create, to cause/ dreadful /fearful/ havoc - произвести ужасные разрушения …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PLAY — 1) биение 2) зазор 3) игра 4) играть 5) игровой 6) люфт 7) партия 8) приводить в действие 9) ходить • play [use] strategy — применять стратегию play a part in …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HAVOC — havoc сущ.опустошение; разорение, разрушение Syn:devastation, ruin•• to spread havoc among the enemy — сеять панику в стане врага to cry …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WITH — _I 1. wıð = wthe I и II 2. wıð = withe I и II _II wıð prep 1. указывает …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HAVOC — 1. ʹhævək n опустошение, разорение, разрушение to make /to create, to cause/ dreadful /fearful/ havoc - произвести ужасные разрушения to …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HAVOC — 1. сущ. опустошение; разорение, разрушение Syn: devastation , ruin •• to cry havoc — сеять смуту to spread havoc among …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
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Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HAVOC — 1. сущ. опустошение; разорение, разрушение Syn: devastation, ruin •• to cry havoc — сеять смуту to spread havoc among the enemy — сеять панику в стане …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

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