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havoc
noun as in chaotic situation
Example Sentences
Torrential rains have wreaked havoc in several parts of India this year, killing hundreds of people in floods and landslides.
Besides the toll the system takes on veterans, vacancies in apartment units reserved for veterans play havoc with the bottom lines of subsidized buildings that were financed on the basis of guaranteed revenue from vouchers.
Perhaps the most concrete example of this came in the wake of Hurricane Helene, which killed at least 250 people and wreaked havoc across the southeastern U.S. last September.
Typhoon Yagi, which made landfall in Vietnam in September last year, wreaked havoc across the country, causing billions in damage and leaving some 1.5 million people without power.
The brief strike wreaked havoc during the peak summer travel season, but flights resumed after both sides agreed to a tentative deal on Tuesday.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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