wreak
/ɹik/
verb
- 1
To cause something harmful; to afflict; to inflict; to harm or injury; to let out something harmful; .
“She wreaked her anger on his car.”
- 2
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.”
- 3
To inflict or take vengeance on.
- 4
To take vengeance for.
noun
- 1
Revenge; vengeance; furious passion; resentment.
- 2
Punishment; retribution; payback.
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