noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
cause
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On the one hand, they did not want working class hooligans swarming all over the country causing mayhem .
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The consequent revaluations would cause mayhem , chaos and huge bills for those on the receiving end.
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But things are different at night, when he hisses, growls, howls and generally causes mayhem .
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I decided I'd caused enough mayhem for one day.
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If it were introduced before that, it would cause absolute mayhem in town halls.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
wreak havoc/mayhem/destruction (on sth)
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And they wreak havoc with the goal of raising revenue efficiently.
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But we all know that a moment's overload, may wreak havoc.
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Did they hire a private eye to wreak havoc on the life of the harasser?
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Since elk can also wreak havoc in cropland and forestry plantations, a record 70,000 animals are being culled this hunting season.
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The goat, being a goat, wreaks havoc, and the tenant grows desperate.
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The storm wreaked havoc on trains and highways, making it unlikely thousands of investors and traders will arrive at work.
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This is a critical feature on such an instrument, as a badly cut nut here would wreak havoc on playability.
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Unassimilated, they might one day wreak havoc in her life.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The new rules are meant to prevent mayhem on school enrollment days.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Everything had gone from mayhem to a somber, peculiar hush.
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From these it is clear that the star created mayhem in any recording studio.
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He wants to sit next to her while facing a big screen and being transported by big-budget suspense or mayhem .
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If you're looking for ground-breaking mayhem , you got off at the wrong Greyhound stop.
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Initially, this three-way conflict wreaked mayhem .
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Just look at these cabins, and you forget traffic jams, mortgages and mayhem back home.
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Meanwhile over the top sings Mel, clearer and truer than before, apparently blissfully unaware of the unholy mayhem beneath her.