chaos

Definitions of chaos
  1. noun
    a disturbance of the peace or of public order
    synonyms: desorganisatie, ordeloosheid, roerigheid, wanorde, wanordelijkheid
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    anarchie, wetteloosheid
    a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)
    onlust, rel
    a state of disorder involving group violence
    baldadigheid, moedwil
    rowdy behavior
    beroering, commotie, consternatie, deining, fermentatie, herrie, keet, luxatie, ontwrichting, opschudding, sensatie
    a disorderly outburst or tumult
    bonje, disharmonie, heibel, herrie, kif, kift, kwestie, mot, onaangenaamheden, onaangenaamheid, onenigheid, onmin, onvrede, ruzie, stront, trammelant, twist
    lack of agreement or harmony
    aardverschuiving
    a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)
    gekkenhuis, heksenketel
    a state of extreme confusion and disorder
    incident
    a public disturbance
    bui
    a violent commotion or disturbance
    stormcentrum
    a center of trouble or disturbance
    herrie, kabaal, lawaai, leven
    a state of commotion and noise and confusion
    fermentatieproces, onrust
    a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
    type of:
    bedoening, situatie, toestand
    the way something is with respect to its main attributes
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