to wrack
30
8.7
- verb
- /ræk/
- Archaic
:
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- I'm suddenly wracked with guilt just talking to you.
- wracked by violence
- wracked with pain
- wracked by war
Certainly that night when that happened, he was just wracked by grief.
- Certainly that night when that happened, he was just wracked by grief.
Examples
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Eventually, you will come upon a village wracked by an inexplicable plague.
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When a country is wracked by war or weakened by want, its people suffer first.
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Certainly that night when that happened, he was just wracked by grief.
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There are times when I am beset with confusion, when I am wracked with doubt.
Fiction book (2001) -
The challenge will be much greater in countries wracked by poverty, illness, and illiteracy in the aftermath of war.
Academic text (2005) -
For 27 years, it was wracked by a civil war that left the now-peaceful nation in shambles.
Academic text (2005) -
The union emerged from the elections wracked by ethnic conflict and discontent over wage differentials.
Academic text (1990) -
And as sleepless nights pile up, the bedroom can start to carry associations of restless nights wracked with anxiety.
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The community was wracked by a devastating storm that destroyed many homes.
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After the scandal, the politician was wracked with shame and regret over his actions.
Synonyms
225
2.9
To badly damage or destroy something
221
4.9
To destroy something greatly or make people feel deeply shocked and sad
76
7.5
To cause great harm or damage to people and things
73
6.6
To damage a place or thing very badly
34
5.8
To break something into pieces by hitting it hard
1
9.1
To cause great suffering or damage
Antonyms
Compounds
How Damaged
- NSFW
63
7.5
221
4.9
- Archaic
30
8.7
885
1.4
53
1.6
Surface Forms
Etymology
To wrack (verb) means to damage or destroy severely and is the action form of the noun wrack, much like the verb wreck, so to wrack something is to 'do great harm' to it.