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wreak
verb
noun
To cause something harmful; to afflict; to inflict; to harm or injury; to let out something harmful; .
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/ɹik/ /ɹik/
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verb
To cause something harmful; to afflict; to inflict; to harm or injury; to let out something harmful; .
“She wreaked her anger on his car.”
To chasten, or chastise/chastize, or castigate, or punish, or smite.
“The criminal has been wreaked by the Judge to spend a year in prison.”
To inflict or take vengeance on.
To take vengeance for.
noun
Revenge; vengeance; furious passion; resentment.
Punishment; retribution; payback.
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Example Sentences
She wreaked her anger on his car.
The criminal has been wreaked by the Judge to spend a year in prison.