Wreaked Meaning in English
word · lemma: wreak
ˈɹikt
REEKT
ɹˈiːkt
REEKT
Definición
Means to cause something, especially something bad like damage, destruction, or chaos. Most often used for negative effects.
Uso & Matices
'Wreaked' is a formal/literary verb, nearly always paired with 'havoc', 'damage', or 'destruction' ('wreaked havoc', 'wreaked damage'). It is almost never used for positive outcomes. Not to be confused with 'reek' (to smell bad).
Spanish: causó - provocó - infligióPortuguese (BR): causou - provocou - infligiuPortuguese (PT): causou - provocou - infligiuChinese (Simplified): 造成 - 引起 - 带来（损害）Chinese (Traditional): 造成 - 引起 - 帶來（損害）Hindi: मचाया - उत्पन्न कियाArabic: سبب - أحدث - جلب (عادة ضرر أو دمار)Bengali: বয়ে আনা - সৃষ্টি করা (ক্ষতি, ধ্বংস)Russian: нанёс - причинил (разрушение, вред)Japanese: もたらした (被害・混乱)Vietnamese: gây ra - gây (tác hại, phá hoại)Korean: 초래했다 - 일으켰다 (피해, 혼란)Turkish: yol açtı - sebep oldu (zarar, yıkım)Urdu: پہنچایا - پیدا کیا (نقصان، تباہی)Indonesian: menimbulkan - menyebabkan (kerusakan, kehancuran)
Oraciones de Ejemplo
The storm wreaked severe damage on the village.
basic
The computer virus wreaked chaos in the company systems.
basic
The accident wreaked harm on many families.
basic
That flood last year wreaked havoc on the whole region.
natural
Rumors wreaked a lot of trouble between friends at school.
natural
The hackers wreaked destruction on the site's security.
natural