カオス

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Meanings

Refers to a state of complete disorder and confusion, used in both everyday and technical contexts.

from Greek khaos

〈場ば所しょ〉がカオスになるfor a place to descend into chaos
セール初しょ日にち、店てん内ないはカオスになった。
On the first day of the sale, the store descended into chaos.
カオスな〈事こと〉a chaotic situation/event
会かい議ぎはカオスな展てん開かいになった。
The meeting turned into a chaotic mess.
カオス状じょう態たいに陥おちいるto fall into a state of chaos
システム障しょう害がいで現げん場ばはカオス状じょう態たいに陥おちいった。
The site fell into chaos due to the system failure.

混こん沌とん
混沌 is a literary, often philosophical word for primordial or deep disorder, while カオス is a casual loanword used for everyday chaotic situations as well as technical contexts.
混こん乱らんN3
混乱 is a native Japanese word for confusion or disorder, often used in more formal or serious contexts, while カオス is a loanword that can sound more dramatic or colloquial.
無む秩ちつ序じょ
無秩序 emphasizes the lack of order or system in a situation, whereas カオス more broadly evokes overwhelming chaos or confusion.

秩ちつ序じょN1
秩序 means order or organization, the direct opposite of the disorder described by カオス.
調ちょう和わN1
調和 means harmony or balance, contrasting with the messy confusion implied by カオス.
コスモス
コスモス denotes the universe as an ordered, harmonious system, while カオス denotes chaos or disorder, its conceptual opposite.

Borrowed from Greek 'khaos' via English 'chaos'.