Meaning & use
wreak
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To cause a great amount of damage or harm.
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The storm wreaked havoc on the coastal towns.
Years of neglect had wreaked damage on the old building.
A note on using this word
Almost always paired with 'havoc' or 'damage'; its past tense is 'wreaked,' not 'wrought,' which comes from a different, archaic verb.
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