"chaotic" meaning in English

See chaotic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /keɪˈɒtɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /keɪˈɑtɪk/ [General-American], [-ɾɪk] [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chaotic.wav Forms: more chaotic [comparative], most chaotic [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒtɪk 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. Doublet of gassy. Etymology templates: {{der|en|LL.|chaoticus||of or pertaining to the primordial state of the universe}} Late Latin chaoticus (“of or pertaining to the primordial state of the universe”), {{der|en|la|chaos||chaos}} Latin chaos (“chaos”), {{suffix|en|chaos|otic}} chaos + -otic, {{doublet|en|gassy}} Doublet of gassy Head templates: {{en-adj}} chaotic (comparative more chaotic, superlative most chaotic)
  1. Filled with chaos. Translations (filled with chaos): فَوْضَوِيّ (fawḍawiyy) (Arabic), քաոսային (kʻaosayin) (Armenian), хаотичен (haotičen) (Bulgarian), caòtic (Catalan), 混亂 (Chinese Mandarin), 混乱 (hǔnluàn) (Chinese Mandarin), chaotický (Czech), kaotisk (Danish), chaotisch (Dutch), ĥaosa (Esperanto), kaosa (Esperanto), kaoottinen (Finnish), chaotique (French), caótico (Galician), chaotisch (German), כָּאוֹטִי (ka'óti) (Hebrew), anordúil (Irish), caotico (Italian), kaotisk (Norwegian Bokmål), kaotisk (Norwegian Nynorsk), chaotyczny (Polish), caótico (Portuguese), haotic (Romanian), caotic (Romansch), хаоти́ческий (xaotíčeskij) (Russian), хаоти́чный (xaotíčnyj) (Russian), kaotičan [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), haotičan [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), caótico (Spanish), kaotisk (Swedish), kaosartad (Swedish), dimayawin (Tagalog), hỗn loạn (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-chaotic-en-adj-l~Smq0ZR Categories (other): Chaos theory Disambiguation of Chaos theory: 83 6 7 1 3 Disambiguation of 'filled with chaos': 94 3 2 1
  2. Extremely disorganized or in disarray. Synonyms: shambolic Translations (extremely disorganized or in disarray): քաոսային (kʻaosayin) (Armenian), объркан (obǎrkan) (Bulgarian), безреден (bezreden) (Bulgarian), caòtic (Catalan), 混乱 (hùnluàn) (Chinese Mandarin), chaotický (Czech), kaotisk (Danish), chaotisch (Dutch), wanordelijk (Dutch), onordelijk (Dutch), warrig (Dutch), verward (Dutch), sekasortoinen (Finnish), kaoottinen (Finnish), chaotique (French), caótico (Galician), chaotisch (German), כָּאוֹטִי (ka'óti) (Hebrew), kaotikus (Hungarian), anordúil (Irish), caotico (Italian), kaumingomingo (Maori), tūrangaranga (Maori), kūnakunaku (Maori), kaotisk (Norwegian Bokmål), kaotisk (Norwegian Nynorsk), chaotyczny (Polish), caótico (Portuguese), haotic (Romanian), caotic (Romansch), хаоти́чный (xaotíčnyj) (Russian), беспоря́дочный (besporjádočnyj) (Russian), tapsalteerie (Scots), kaotičan [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), haotičan [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), caótico (Spanish), kaotisk (Swedish), kaosartad (Swedish), dimayawin (Tagalog), altüst (Turkish), hỗn độn (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-chaotic-en-adj-PN36kehJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -otic, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Romansch translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scots translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 62 15 3 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -otic: 7 64 11 5 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 77 7 4 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 68 12 5 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 81 6 3 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 6 59 18 7 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 6 56 19 9 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 6 62 13 9 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 6 64 11 10 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 7 56 19 8 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 4 76 8 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 7 66 10 6 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 5 75 8 3 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 61 12 10 10 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 6 69 10 5 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 6 64 11 9 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 65 10 6 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 7 63 12 8 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 8 50 19 7 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 6 65 11 9 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 5 73 8 4 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 7 63 10 7 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 6 64 11 9 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 8 59 12 11 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 2 82 6 4 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 8 59 13 10 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 5 56 17 8 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 7 61 12 10 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Romansch translations: 5 73 8 4 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 5 73 8 4 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Scots translations: 6 66 11 9 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 6 57 19 9 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 4 77 7 3 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 7 63 11 10 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 7 61 12 10 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 7 63 11 10 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 6 56 19 9 9 Disambiguation of 'extremely disorganized or in disarray': 2 94 3 1
  3. (mathematics) Highly sensitive to starting conditions, so that a small change to them may yield a very different outcome. Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations ((mathematics) highly sensitive to starting conditions): 混沌 (hùndùn) (Chinese Mandarin), kaotičan (Serbo-Croatian), haotičan [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-chaotic-en-adj-hGMz0yYD Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of '(mathematics) highly sensitive to starting conditions': 4 9 86 2
  4. (roleplaying games) Aligned against following or upholding laws and principles. Categories (topical): Role-playing games Translations ((role-playing games) aligned against following or upholding laws and principles): kaotičan [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), haotičan [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-chaotic-en-adj-en:RPG Disambiguation of '(role-playing games) aligned against following or upholding laws and principles': 3 21 5 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: chaotick [obsolete]

Noun

IPA: /keɪˈɒtɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /keɪˈɑtɪk/ [General-American], [-ɾɪk] [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chaotic.wav Forms: chaotics [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒtɪk 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. Doublet of gassy. Etymology templates: {{der|en|LL.|chaoticus||of or pertaining to the primordial state of the universe}} Late Latin chaoticus (“of or pertaining to the primordial state of the universe”), {{der|en|la|chaos||chaos}} Latin chaos (“chaos”), {{suffix|en|chaos|otic}} chaos + -otic, {{doublet|en|gassy}} Doublet of gassy Head templates: {{en-noun}} chaotic (plural chaotics)
  1. (roleplaying games) A character having a chaotic alignment. Categories (topical): Role-playing games
    Sense id: en-chaotic-en-noun-UTPWZ~HX

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1756, [Edmund Burke], “A Vindication of Natural Society; or, A View of the Miseries and Evils Arising to Mankind from Every Species of Artificial Society. […]”, in Fugitive Pieces, on Various Subjects. […] In Two Volumes, volume II, Dublin: Printed for Peter Wilson, […], published 1762, →OCLC, page 60:",
          "text": "In theſe early and unrefined Ages, the jarring Parts of a certain chaotick Conſtitution ſupported their ſeveral Pretenſions by the Sword. Experience and Policy have ſince taught other Methods.",
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          "ref": "1838, [George] Back, chapter V, in Narrative of an Expedition in H.M.S. Terror, Undertaken with a View to Geographical Discovery on the Arctic Shores, in the Years 1836–7, London: John Murray, […], pages 279–280:",
          "text": "Our intervals of repose were now very short; for at 12ʰ 50ᵐ a.m., March 16th, another rush drove irresistibly on the larboard quarter and stern, and forcing the ship ahead raised her up on the ice. A chaotic ruin followed; our poor and cherished court yard, its wall and arched doors, gallery, and well-trodden paths, were rent, and in some parts ploughed up like dust.",
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          "text": "Yes, there is death in this business of whaling—a speechlessly quick chaotic bundling of a man into Eternity.",
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          "text": "The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN), when it was established in 1943 as the Special Committee on Antarctic Names (SCAN), faced the monumental problem of bringing order into the chaotic geographic nomenclature of a vast, inaccessible, inhospitable continent more expansive than the United States, most of it unseen by man at that time. […] In less than two decades, chaotic confusion with bitter controversy over names in the Antarctic was resolved into an orderly nomenclature largely agreed upon internationally.",
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          "text": "Following \"yet another chaotic day in parliament\", it did at least look like \"the last chance for [Theresa] May's Brexit deal\" was approaching, the paper [Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung] said. The prime minister had \"played her last card\" in offering to resign in exchange for the Conservative votes she needed to get it through the House of Commons.",
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          "text": "Our intervals of repose were now very short; for at 12ʰ 50ᵐ a.m., March 16th, another rush drove irresistibly on the larboard quarter and stern, and forcing the ship ahead raised her up on the ice. A chaotic ruin followed; our poor and cherished court yard, its wall and arched doors, gallery, and well-trodden paths, were rent, and in some parts ploughed up like dust.",
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      "sense": "extremely disorganized or in disarray",
      "word": "tapsalteerie"
    },
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      "sense": "extremely disorganized or in disarray",
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      "sense": "extremely disorganized or in disarray",
      "word": "dimayawin"
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      "sense": "extremely disorganized or in disarray",
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      "sense": "extremely disorganized or in disarray",
      "word": "hỗn độn"
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      "roman": "hùndùn",
      "sense": "(mathematics) highly sensitive to starting conditions",
      "word": "混沌"
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