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wreak

/ˈɹik/REEK
/ˈɹik/REEK

Meaningdrive or avenge

Common meaning: inflict harm or vengeance

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishwrecan‘drive or avenge’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishwreken‘avenge’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsavenge → inflict harm or vengeancewreak‘inflict harm or vengeance’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English wrecan ‘drive or avenge’.

Roots

  • wrecan Old English “drive or avenge”

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