'Havoc' definitions:

Definition of 'havoc'

From: WordNet
noun
Violent and needless disturbance [syn: havoc, mayhem]

Definition of 'Havoc'

From: GCIDE
  • Havoc \Hav"oc\ (h[a^]v"[o^]k), n. [W. hafog devastation, havoc; or, if this be itself fr. E. havoc, cf. OE. havot, or AS. hafoc hawk, which is a cruel or rapacious bird, or F. hai, voux! a cry to hounds.] Wide and general destruction; devastation; waste. [1913 Webster]
  • As for Saul, he made havoc of the church. --Acts viii. 3. [1913 Webster]
  • Ye gods, what havoc does ambition make Among your works! --Addison. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Havoc'

From: GCIDE
  • Havoc \Hav"oc\, v. t. To devastate; to destroy; to lay waste. [1913 Webster]
  • To waste and havoc yonder world. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Havoc'

From: GCIDE
  • Havoc \Hav"oc\, interj. [See Havoc, n.] A cry in war as the signal for indiscriminate slaughter. --Toone. [1913 Webster]
  • Do not cry havoc, where you should but hunt With modest warrant. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Cry 'havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war! --Shak. [1913 Webster]