to work havoc upon; damage or mar by ravages

a face ravaged by grief.

to work havoc; do ruinous damage.

havoc; ruinous damage

the ravages of war.

devastating or destructive action.

verb

aid , assist , help , protect

verb

annihilate , break up , capture , consume , cream * , crush , damage , demolish , desecrate , desolate , despoil , devastate , dismantle , disorganize , disrupt , exterminate , extinguish , forage , foray , gut , harry , impair , lay waste , leave in ruins , loot , overrun , overthrow , overwhelm , pillage , pirate , plunder , prey , prostrate , pull down , raid , rape , raze , rob , ruin , sack , seize , shatter , sink , smash , spoil , spoliate , stamp out , strip , sweep away , total * , trample , trash , waste , wreak havoc , wreck , wrest , depredate , havoc , ransack , denudate , depauperate , deracinate , destroy , devastation , devour , extirpate , impoverish , scourge