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English

Etymology

From Late Latin chaoticus (“of or pertaining to the primordial state of the universe”), from Latin chaos (“chaos”) + -ticus (suffix forming adjectives from nouns); analysable as chaos +? -otic.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ke???t?k/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ke???t?k/, /-d?k/, [-??k]
• Rhymes: -?t?k
• Hyphenation: cha?ot?ic

Adjective

chaotic (comparative more chaotic, superlative most chaotic)

1. Filled with chaos.
2. Extremely disorganized or in disarray.

   Synonym: shambolic
3. (mathematics) Highly sensitive to starting conditions, so that a small change to them may yield a very different outcome.
4. (role-playing games) Aligned against following or upholding laws and principles.

   Antonym: lawful

Alternative forms

• chaotick (obsolete)

Derived terms

• chaotically

Translations

Noun

chaotic (plural chaotics)

1. (role-playing games) A character having a chaotic alignment.

References

Further reading

• chaos (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?fju?zd/

Verb

confused

1. simple past tense and past participle of confuse

Adjective

confused (comparative more confused, superlative most confused)

1. (of a person) unable to think clearly or understand
2. (of a person or animal) disoriented
3. chaotic, jumbled or muddled
4. making no sense; illogical
5. embarrassed

Synonyms

• (unable to think clearly or understand): puzzled, perplexed, dazed

Hyponyms

• often-confused

Related terms

• confuse
• confusing
• confusion

Translations

Anagrams

• foncused