chaos
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3.1
- noun
- /ˈkeɪɑs/
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caos
- After the earthquake, the city was left in complete chaos as people rushed to find their families.
- order and chaos
- organized chaos
- descent into chaos
OK, Kids are sources of chaos and, and disorder.
- OK, Kids are sources of chaos and, and disorder.
- You're comfortable running toward chaos to bring order.
- And a brain in chaos will do what?
- Like I can't handle the chaos in my own home.
- They just go through life creating destruction, chaos, destroying more people.
- You know, out of chaos comes order, right?
- But I'm great with chaos outside the home.
- Business calls in bed before the chaos of the day begins.
- And the the panic and chaos is quite intentional.
- And strangely enough, the chaos sort of subsided.
- When I say be prepared for chaos, let me share this with you.
- You have to overcome what's called chaos, and that's hard.
- I'm like, oh, no, the chaos it was.
- There was a sense of morality, less chaos, less confusion.
- It's organizing the chaos, but organized chaos is still chaos.
- Even empty smells of chaos and night and desire.
Examples
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Maintain boundaries to prevent chaos. Share the joy with fellow teachers, administrators, parents, and the community!
Academic text (2015) -
Totally unaware of all of the chaos surrounding him.
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You know, out of chaos comes order, right?
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Speaker, will lead to economic chaos and crisis.
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Television documents the chaos, beams the horror into our living room.
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Like I can't handle the chaos in my own home.
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But there will be chaos, the people won't be able to survive...
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We have been consumed with too much division, chaos and mutual distrust.
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However, the opening pages of the novel also replicate the chaos of the Big Bang.
Academic text (2017) -
One might argue that in a post-fallen world, chaos can only be greeted as horror.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
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1.0
A situation in which things are untidy and confused
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1.8
A time when things are not organized and people do not know what to think or do
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4.8
A time of great confusion and disorder
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6.5
A situation with no government and much disorder
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7.3
Violent disorder and chaos that causes damage or a lot of trouble
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3.7
A state in which things or places are not arranged
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8.0
A loud, wild situation of disorder and confusion
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7.7
A time of strong political or social disorder
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6.2
A wild fight or argument with many people and no rules
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8.2
A noisy scene where people are confused and out of control
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8.4
A very large, messy situation that is hard to fix
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5.5
A place or situation that is very messy and out of order
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9.9
A confusing, chaotic situation with many mixed-up parts
A situation with things all over and people confused
A state of complete confusion and disorder
A state of great confusion and disorder
A state of loud noise and confusion
A state of confusion where things are unclear or messy
A confused, messy situation where plans go wrong
A very messy place or situation
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Literature
A state of confusion and disorder in a company because of bad management or a crisis
How Chaotic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chaos comes from an old Greek word meaning 'gaping void' and shares its root with chasm, a deep open space. So chaos now means a state of complete confusion or disorder, as if things have fallen into a big empty gap.