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    chaos
    /ˈkeɪɒs/

    noun

    • 1. complete disorder and confusion: "snow caused chaos in the region"

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  2. a state of disorder and confusion: Repairs to the major highway this summer will bring chaos to commuters. chaotic.

  3. The meaning of CHAOS is a state of utter confusion. How to use chaos in a sentence.

  4. 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). Synonyms. anarchy. bedlam. commotion. confusion. disarray formal. disorder (CONFUSION) disorganization. havoc.

  5. noun. a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order. Synonyms: tumult, turmoil, jumble, disarray. Antonyms: calm, peace, order. any confused, disorderly mass: a chaos of meaningless phrases. the infinity of space or formless matter supposed to have preceded the existence of the ordered universe.

  6. n. 1. A condition or place of great disorder or confusion. 2. A disorderly mass; a jumble: The desk was a chaos of papers and unopened letters. 3. often Chaos The disordered state of unformed matter and infinite space supposed in some cosmogonic views to have existed before the ordered universe. 4. Chaos theory. 5.

  7. chaos. (keɪɒs ) uncountable noun. Chaos is a state of complete disorder and confusion. The world's first transatlantic balloon race ended in chaos last night. It is impossible to establish democracy amid economic chaos. Synonyms: disorder, confusion, mayhem, havoc [informal] More Synonyms of chaos. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  8. CHAOS definition: a situation where there is no order at all and everyone is confused: . Learn more.

  9. Chaos is a state of extreme confusion and disorder. Putting a dozen dogs and a dozen cats in the same room would probably lead to utter chaos. The word chaos derives from a Greek word meaning "chasm" or "void," which makes sense, given that chaos also refers to the formless state

  10. noun. /ˈkeɪɒs/ /ˈkeɪɑːs/ [uncountable] a complete lack of order. economic/political/domestic chaos. Heavy snow has caused total chaos on the roads. in chaos The house was in chaos after the party. The country was thrown/plunged into chaos by the president's death. Extra Examples. Topics War and conflict c1. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.

  11. CHAOS meaning: 1 : complete confusion and disorder a state in which behavior and events are not controlled by anything; 2 : the state of the universe before there was any order and before stars and planets were formed.