Meaning
6 senses(uncountable, usually)The unordered state of matter in classical accounts of cosmogony.
ха́осxáos, хао́сxaós
the formless and disordered state of matter before the creation of the cosmos
(uncountable, usually)Any state of disorder; a confused or amorphous mixture or conglomeration.
to descend into chaos
After the earthquake, the local hospital was in chaos
Chaos, Unordnung, Durcheinander
ха́осxáos, хао́сxaós, беспоря́докbesporjádok
хао́сxaós
a state of extreme confusion and disorder
(uncountable, usually)A behavior of iterative nonlinear systems in which arbitrarily small variations in initial conditions become magnified over time.
ха́осxáos, хао́сxaós
(uncountable, usually)One of the two metaphysical forces of the world in some fantasy settings, as opposed to law.
(obsolete, uncountable, usually)A vast chasm or abyss.
(obsolete, rare, uncountable, usually)A given medium; a space in which something exists or lives; an environment.
Examples
164 sentencesWe remember the chaos.
Ми пам'ятаємо хаос.
The result was chaos.
It'll be chaos.
It was pure chaos.
deEs war das reinste Chaos.
We should expect some chaos.
Translations
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Origin
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos, “vast chasm, void”). Doublet of gas, whiLearned borrowing from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos, “vast chasm, void”). Doublet of gas, which was borrowed through Dutch. Displaced native Old English dwolma.
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Forms
plural: chaoses| Singular | chaos |
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uncountable
Synonyms
5 synonyms- a state of extreme confusion and disorder:pandemoniumbedlamtopsy-turvydomtopsy-turvyness
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
50 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable