Vocabulary
Havoc
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
widespread destruction.
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Feeble critiques of Israel will not stop it; it will only embolden Israel to cause even more havoc in the occupied territories, as well as the larger region.
- Rampant deforestation that has denuded mountains of their green cover, increased obstructions on waterways that impede natural flows and climate-insensitive infrastructure are the root cause of the havoc.
- Havoc was being nurtured in the belly of the mountains for decades.
- The havoc that the deluge caused should have convinced us to change our errant ways.
- MONSOON rains, cloudbursts, landslides and flash floods have wreaked havoc in KP, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.
Synonyms
devastation, destruction, damage, desolation, depredation, despoliation, ruination,
Curator example
“the hurricane ripped through Florida causing havoc”
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About this vocabulary section.
These entries support close reading of Dawn editorials and opinion pieces: short definitions,
Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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