chaos
noun
[ ˈkeɪɒs ]
• complete disorder and confusion.
• "snow caused chaos in the region"
Similar:
disorder,
disarray,
disorganization,
confusion,
mayhem,
bedlam,
pandemonium,
madness,
havoc,
turmoil,
tumult,
commotion,
disruption,
upheaval,
furore,
frenzy,
uproar,
hue and cry,
babel,
hurly-burly,
a maelstrom,
a muddle,
a mess,
a shambles,
a mare's nest,
anarchy,
entropy,
lawlessness,
bangarang,
hullabaloo,
all hell broken loose,
a madhouse,
an omnishambles,
a car crash,
a three-ring circus,
Opposite:
order,
orderliness,
Origin:
late 15th century (denoting a gaping void or chasm, later formless primordial matter): via French and Latin from Greek khaos ‘vast chasm, void’.
