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chaos noun
/ˈkeɪ.ɒs/
/-ɑːs/ n [U] Definition
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).
(Definition of chaos noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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