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Synonyms
wreak (rēk)

[Middle English wreken, from Old English wrecan.]

transitive verb: wreaked, wreak·ing, wreaks. 

  1. To inflict (vengeance or punishment) upon a person.
  2. To express or gratify (anger, malevolence, or resentment); vent.
  3. To bring about; cause: wreak havoc.
  4. Archaic To take vengeance for; avenge.

usage note

Usage Note: Wreak is sometimes confused with wreck, perhaps because the wreaking of damage may leave a wreck: The storm wreakedwrecked havoc along the coast. The past tense and past participle of wreak is wreaked, not wrought, which is an alternative past tense and past participle of work.