Vocabulary
Wreak
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
cause (a large amount of damage or harm).
Urdu meaning
بربادی، بدلہ لینا، انتقام لینا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- This is the crux of the problem, as Israel`s crimes cannot be stopped as long as Tel Aviv has America`s blessings to wreak havoc.
- Meanwhile, the forces that PTM leaders Manzoor Pashteen, Ali Wazir and Mohsin Dawar have opposed continue to wreak havoc.
- The rains wreak havoc, flooding low-lying concrete areas that have poor absorption capacity.
- More sources of revenue need to be unlocked, or the dystopia in the economic order will continue to wreak havoc.
- Some camps on social media are already accusing this leader or that of being an `establishment plant` who has infiltrated the PTI ranks to wreak chaos from within.
Synonyms
inflict, create, cause, result in, effect, engender, bring about, perpetrate, unleash
Antonyms
destroy, fail, forget, ignore, neglect
Curator example
“torrential rainstorms wreaked havoc yesterday”
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