chaos
noun [U] /ˈkeɪ.ɒs/
/-ɑːs/ Definition
B2 a state of total confusion with no order: Snow and ice have caused chaos on the roads. Ever since our secretary walked out, the office has been in a state of total/utter chaos. We muddled up the name labels and chaos ensued (= resulted).Social order and disorderConfusion, confusing and feeling confused
(Definition of chaos noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a chicken and egg situation idiom
- all of a doodah idiom
- all over the place idiom
- at sea idiom
- at sixes and sevens idiom
- disorganized adjective
- disoriented adjective
- distraction noun
- dither noun
- enigma noun
- mysterious adjective
- mystification noun
- mystique noun
- not know what hit you idiom
- not know where/which way to turn idiom
- tangle noun
- topsy-turvy adjective, adverb
- turmoil noun
- unaccountable adjective (SURPRISING)
- unexplained adjective
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