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chaos — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chaos noun Complete disorder and confusion.
  • disarray noun A state of disorder or confusion.
  • havoc noun Widespread destruction, chaos, or disorder.
  • mayhem noun Wild confusion, disorder, or chaos.
  • pandemonium noun A state of wild, noisy disorder or chaos.
  • turmoil noun A state of great confusion, disorder, or emotional upheaval.

Senses

chaos is used for these senses in English:

  • disarray A lack of array or regular order; disorder; confusion.
  • havoc Widespread devastation and destruction.
  • havoc Mayhem.
  • mayhem A state or situation of great confusion, disorder, trouble or destruction; chaos.
  • pandemonium A loud, wild, tumultuous protest, disorder, or chaotic situation, usually of a crowd, often violent.
  • pandemonium An outburst; loud, riotous uproar, especially of a crowd.
  • turmoil A state of great disorder or uncertainty.

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.

disarray — full definition

  1. noun A state of disorder or confusion.
  2. verb To throw into disorder.

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