chaos B1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈkeɪ.ɑs/ UK /ˈkeɪ.ɒs/ See IPA manual Freq #3545 Meanings 1 noun A state of complete confusion and disorder. The storm left the airport in total chaos. 2 noun In science, the behaviour of systems that are extremely sensitive to small changes. Weather is a classic example of chaos in nature. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a state of complete... bedlampandemonium More disorder ↔ Opposites cosmosorder Word family Forms chaoses Derived forms antichaosantichaoticantichaotropicchaogenouschaoitechaolitechaologicalchaologistchaologychaomancychaophiliachaophilic Related forms chao-discordentropy Etymology AI details From Latin chaos (“chaos”), from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos). chaos Latin χάος Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # chaos **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkeɪ.ɑs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkeɪ.ɒs/ **Frequency rank:** 3545 ## Meanings 1. A state of complete confusion and disorder. 2. In science, the behaviour of systems that are extremely sensitive to small changes. ## Examples - The storm left the airport in total chaos. - Weather is a classic example of chaos in nature. ## Synonyms - disorder ## Antonyms - cosmos - order ## Derived Forms - antichaos - antichaotic - antichaotropic - chaogenous - chaoite - chaolite - chaological - chaologist - chaology - chaomancy - chaophilia - chaophilic ## Related Forms - chao- - discord - entropy ## Roots and Affixes - Root: chaos - Root: χάος ## Etymology From Latin chaos (“chaos”), from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos). ## AI Etymology chaos is a noun and name. It is from Latin chaos (“chaos”), from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos). Historical forms in the chain include chaos (Latin) and χάος (Ancient Greek). Current senses include a state of complete confusion and disorder and in science, the behaviour of systems that are extremely sensitive to small changes. Derived forms include antichaos, antichaotic, antichaotropic, chaogenous, and chaoite. Related words include chao-, discord, and entropy. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown