noun
chaos
KAY-ahs/ˈkeɪɑːs/
A condition of complete disorder or lack of form.
Tangled cords and scattered papers leave the worktable in chaos.
Etymology
Greek khaos named a gaping void. Its use for the confused, formless state of the universe before creation supplied the bridge to today's meaning of complete disorder in human affairs.
In context
you will get chaos, complete chaos. Just imagine Wembley Stadium with 100,000 chimpanzees. Complete madness.
More examples
- Scattered papers and broken boxes added to the chaos.
- The creation story begins with a formless chaos.
- Order slowly emerged from the chaos after the storm.
Forms
chaos
Similar words
- confusion
- Confusion can concern misunderstanding; chaos emphasizes disorder or lack of form.