Havocking

/ˈhæv.əkɪŋ/

तबाही मचाना; भारी नुकसान/अराजकता पैदा करना

Hard #तबाही #विनाश #अराजकता #प्राकृतिक आपदा #सामाजिक प्रभाव #समाचार-शब्दावली

Origin & History

From Middle English “havok/havoc” meaning “plunder, devastation,” probably from Anglo-French “havoc” used as a cry in war; later used in the phrase “wreak havoc.”

यह शब्द मध्य अंग्रेज़ी “havok/havoc” (अर्थ: लूट/तबाही) से आया माना जाता है, संभवतः एंग्लो-फ़्रेंच “havoc” (युद्ध में पुकार/नारा) से; बाद में “wreak havoc” वाक्यांश में प्रचलित हुआ।

Definition

Havocking means causing great damage, chaos, or disorder; it is the -ing form of the verb “to havoc/ to wreak havoc.”

Havocking का अर्थ है भारी नुकसान, तबाही, अव्यवस्था या अराजकता पैदा करना; यह “to havoc/ to wreak havoc” क्रिया का -ing रूप है।

Parts of Speech

Verb (present participle/gerund):
The storm is havocking the coastline, tearing down trees and power lines.
Adjective (rare/nonce use):
They faced a havocking wildfire season.

Usage Examples

Heavy rains kept havocking the harvest, rotting crops in the fields.
The virus was havocking the city’s hospitals within weeks.
Online rumors started havocking public trust in the election process.
One careless spark can be havocking in a dry forest.

Synonyms

Wreaking havoc Devastating Ravaging Destroying Wrecking Laying waste to Despoiling Ruining

Antonyms

Protecting Preserving Repairing Restoring Safeguarding Stabilizing

Related Forms

Noun
Havoc
Verb
Havoc / Havocked / Havocking
Adjective
Havoc-wreaking / Havoc-filled

Idioms & Phrases

Wreak havoc (on)
(पर) भारी तबाही/नुकसान मचाना
Play havoc with
को बुरी तरह बिगाड़ देना/उथल-पुथल कर देना
Raise havoc
हाहाकार/उपद्रव मचाना