0 present participle of wreak
1 to cause something to happen in a violent and often uncontrolled way:
It will prevent one spouse from wreaking vengeance on the other by refusing to bring proceedings.
Above all, it assumes that a local electorate would tolerate high local taxation policies without wreaking electoral vengeance on their perpetrators.
Even low levels of exposure to radiation could be poisoning the human gene pool, wreaking damage on future generations.
Unfortunately, the selfishness in society is wreaking havoc on the life chances of the young.
I can give a list of about 20 other policies which are wreaking their worst.
I would also like to highlight the new eating disorders which are wreaking havoc among adolescents.
We have no intention of wreaking havoc with the family budgets of those who are buying their own homes.
It would be wrong for society to assuage its fears by wreaking vengeance in hastily convened courts handing out stiffer sentences.
