- chaos
- nounADJECTIVE▪ absolute, complete, pure (esp. AmE), total, utter▪ general, mass▪ controlled, organized▪
He liked to work in organized chaos.
▪ ensuing, resulting▪In the ensuing chaos, many works of art were destroyed.
▪I lost my bag in the ensuing chaos.
▪ administrative, domestic, economic, financial, political, social, trafficVERB + CHAOS▪ bring, cause, create, lead to▪A serious road accident caused traffic chaos yesterday.
▪ end in, result in▪The game ended in chaos.
▪ be plunged into, be thrown into▪ descend into, slide into▪The country is sliding into economic chaos.
▪ face▪ avert, avoid▪ controlCHAOS + VERB▪ break out, ensue, erupt▪Chaos broke out when the fire started.
▪ reign, rule▪The government collapsed and chaos reigned.
▪ surround sth▪the confusion and chaos surrounding the bombing raids
PREPOSITION▪ in chaos▪The airport was in chaos during the strike.
PHRASES▪ on the brink of chaos, to the brink of chaos▪We are on the brink of chaos, economically speaking.
▪The country was brought to the brink of chaos.
▪ order out of chaos▪His brave leadership has created order out of chaos.
▪ a scene of chaos▪Doctors worked day and night amid scenes of utter chaos.
▪ a state of chaos
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
