chaos

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkeɪɒs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkeɪɑs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kā′os)

Collocations for "chaos"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "chaos" in context.

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chaos

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. [mass, huge, great, enormous] chaos
  2. [economic, political, financial] chaos resulted from
  3. The [country, nation] is in [economic] chaos.
  4. the [country] is in total chaos [over, about]
  5. a [time, moment, day] of (total) chaos
  6. descended into [utter, complete, total] chaos
  7. works [with, in] organized chaos
  8. [seems, appears] to be organized chaos
  9. His life is total chaos (right now).
  10. All manner of chaos broke [out, loose].
  11. [created, led to, resulted in] mass chaos
  12. create order out of chaos
  13. the chaos of [managing, raising, directing]
  14. the chaos of [home, work, office, family] life
  15. (caused) chaos in the [area, streets, neighborhood]
  16. the chaos [that gave birth to, before there was a] universe
n as adj
  1. chaos theory
'chaos' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
collapse - ensue - havoc - provoke - reign - relapse - state - taste - utter

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