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havoc

/ˈhævək/ noun C1
  1. Widespread devastation and destruction. (uncountable)
  2. Mayhem. (uncountable)

Plural havocs

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When they had admitted him into the cote, they found that he made more havoc and slew a larger number of them in one day than the Kite could pounce upon in a whole year.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 27 · B2
“Nonsense,” said Diana, whose black eyes and glossy tresses had played such havoc with the hearts of Avonlea schoolboys that her name figured on the porch walls in half a dozen take-notices.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 111 · C1

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