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10 Language-to-English DictionariesChaos
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Chaos
"Nach dem Unfall herrschte völliges Chaos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Complete disorder and confusion.
"Snowstorms caused total chaos in the city."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek word khaos, meaning 'abyss' or 'vast chasm', which originally referred to the primordial emptiness or formless state before the creation of the universe in mythology. Through Latin, it entered English in the late 15th century, gradually shifting from its cosmological sense to denote utter confusion, disorder, and disarray.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chaos" is said worldwide
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chaos
Transliteration: chaos
"La tempête a provoqué un véritable chaos."
Chaos
Transliteration: Chaos
"Nach dem Unfall herrschte völliges Chaos."
caos
Transliteration: caos
"La stanza era in completo caos."
caos
Transliteration: caos
"El apagón provocó el caos en la ciudad."
caos
Transliteration: caos
"A greve gerou um grande caos no trânsito."
अराजकता
Transliteration: arajakata
"दुर्ghatana के बाद वहां अराजकता फैल गई।"
混乱
Transliteration: hùnluàn
"罢工导致了交通混乱。"
혼돈
Transliteration: hondon
"그 소식은 도시 전체를 혼돈에 빠뜨렸다."
混乱
Transliteration: konran
"その発表により市場に大きな混乱が生じた。"
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