chaos

noun

Any state of disorder; a confused or amorphous mixture or conglomeration.

The unordered state of matter in classical accounts of cosmogony.

(mathematics) A behaviour of iterative non-linear systems in which arbitrarily small variations in initial conditions become magnified over time.

(fantasy) One of the two metaphysical forces of the world in some fantasy settings, as opposed to law.

(Greek mythology) In Greek mythology, the primordial state of disorder that exists before the creation of the world, or the first being or deity to exist.

(fantasy, science fiction) In the Warhammer franchise, a demonic antagonist that sends demons, monsters, warriors, and beasts to wage war on the games' setting.

(astronomy) A planetoid and cubewano orbiting in the Kuiper belt.

(slang) Initialism of can't have anyone over syndrome.

Initialism of congenital high airway obstruction syndrome.

(obsolete, rare) A given medium; a space in which something exists or lives; an environment.

(obsolete) A vast chasm or abyss.

Roots

khaoschao- · Greek · abyss, void

Synonyms for chaos

pandemoniumn bedlamn turmoiln disorderlinessn confusionn tumultn anarchyn messn commotionn disorganizationn messinessn disruptionn tumultuousnessn disturbancen uproarn disordern ruckusn

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