Tra từ chaos - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

chaos BrE [ˈkeɪɒs] NAmE [ˈkeɪɑːs] noun uncountable
a state of complete confusion and lack of order
•economic/political/domestic chaos
•Heavy snow has caused total chaos on the roads.
•The house was in chaos after the party.
•The country was thrown/plunged into chaos by the President's death.

Word Origin:
late 15th cent.: via French and Latin from Greek khaos ‘vast chasm, void’.

Thesaurus:
chaos [chaos] noun U
•Flooding has caused chaos across the country.
confusion • • havoc • • mayhem • • pandemonium • • commotion • • mess • |informal shambles •
Opp: order
in chaos/confusion/pandemonium/a mess/a shambles
cause/create chaos/confusion/havoc/mayhem/pandemonium/a mess
chaos/mayhem/pandemonium/a commotion breaks out
Chaos or confusion? Chaos generally describes a total lack of order in a system or situation; confusion is mainly used when a group of people don't know what to do.

Example Bank:
•Chaos broke out when the fire started.
•Doctors worked day and night amid scenes of utter chaos.
•He liked to work in organized chaos.
•His brave leadership has created order out of chaos.
•I lost my bag in the ensuing chaos.
•In the ensuing chaos, many works of art were destroyed.
•The airport was in chaos during the strike.
•The country is sliding into economic chaos.
•The country was brought to the brink of chaos.
•The game ended in chaos.
•The government collapsed and chaos reigned.
•We are on the brink of chaos, economically speaking.
•the confusion and chaos surrounding the bombing raids
•Heavy flooding is causing total chaos across the country.
•Our plans have been thrown into absolute chaos.
•People started shouting and the meeting descended into chaos.
•The minute the door closed behind her, chaos broke out.
•Thousands of tourists face travel chaos.
•We have plans to avoid chaos when the strike begins next week.