Something or someone that wreaks havoc or destruction causes a great amount of disorder or damage. Violent storms wreaked havoc on the French Riviera, leaving three people dead and dozens injured
cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"
If you wreak revenge or vengeance on someone, you do something that will harm them very much to punish them for the harm they have done to you. He threatened to wreak vengeance on the men who toppled him a year ago. see also wrought