chaos — meaning in English

English meaning

• chaos noun Complete disorder and confusion.
• mayhem noun Wild confusion, disorder, or chaos.

Senses

chaos is used for these senses in English:

• chaos The unordered state of matter in classical accounts of cosmogony.
• mayhem A state or situation of great confusion, disorder, trouble or destruction; chaos.

chaos — full definition

1. noun Complete disorder and confusion.
2. noun In mathematics and science, unpredictable behaviour in a system where tiny differences at the start lead to wildly different outcomes later.

mayhem — full definition

1. noun Wild confusion, disorder, or chaos.
2. noun The crime of deliberately and violently injuring or maiming someone.

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