durcheinander — meaning in English
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English meaning
- addle adj Having lost the power of development, and become rotten; putrid.
- chaos noun Complete disorder and confusion.
- clutter verb To fill a space with an untidy mass of objects.
- confounded adj Completely puzzled or astonished.
- confused adj Unable to think clearly or understand what is happening.
- confusion noun A state of not understanding what is happening; a lack of clarity.
- dazed adj Stunned, confused, or unable to think clearly, often after a shock or blow.
- disruption noun A break in the normal flow, order, or continuity of something.
- fluster verb To throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic; to befuddle, to confuse.
- hash noun A dish of chopped meat and vegetables (often potatoes) fried together.
- havoc noun Widespread destruction, chaos, or disorder.
- haywire noun Thin, flexible wire originally used to bind bales of hay.
- hubbub noun A loud, confused noise made by a crowd of people talking or shouting at once; an uproar.
- jumble verb To mix things up in a disorganised or confused way.
- kerfuffle noun A disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion, or tumult.
- mess noun A dirty, untidy, or disorganized state of things; also, a difficult or awkward situation.
- shambles noun A scene of complete disorder, mess, or chaos.
- tangle verb To twist together into a knotted, confused mass.
- welter noun A general confusion or muddle, especially of a large number of items.
- whirl verb To spin or turn around quickly.
Senses
durcheinander is used for these senses in English:
- addle (by extension) Unfruitful or confused; muddled.
- all over the place (idiomatic) Inconsistent; lacking a clear pattern; with a large amount of variation.
- chaos The unordered state of matter in classical accounts of cosmogony.
- clutter (uncountable) A confused disordered jumble of things.
- confounded Confused, astonished.
- confused (of a person) unable to think clearly or understand
- confusion A lack of clarity or order.
- dazed In a state of shock or confusion.
addle — full definition
- adj Having lost the power of development, and become rotten; putrid.
- adj Unfruitful or confused; muddled.
chaos — full definition
- noun Complete disorder and confusion.
- noun In mathematics and science, unpredictable behaviour in a system where tiny differences at the start lead to wildly different outcomes later.