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单词 chance-medley
释义

chance-medley

noun

chance-med·​ley ˈchan(t)s-ˈmed-lē How to pronounce chance-medley (audio)
1
: accidental homicide not entirely without fault of the killer but without evil intent
2
: haphazard action : confusion

Synonyms

  • chaos
  • confusion
  • disarrangement
  • disarray
  • dishevelment
  • disorder
  • disorderedness
  • disorderliness
  • disorganization
  • free-for-all
  • havoc
  • heck
  • hell
  • jumble
  • mare's nest
  • mess
  • messiness
  • misorder
  • muddle
  • muss
  • shambles
  • snake pit
  • tumble
  • welter
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Word History

Etymology

Anglo-French chance medlée mingled chance

First Known Use

circa 1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1

chance-medley

noun

as in hell
a state in which everything is out of order priceless artworks that disappeared in the chance-medley of World War II's closing days

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • hell
  • mess
  • jumble
  • havoc
  • chaos
  • confusion
  • snake pit
  • mare's nest
  • disorder
  • heck
  • misorder
  • disorderedness
  • tangle
  • disorganization
  • disarray
  • riot
  • dishevelment
  • disorderliness
  • muss
  • messiness
  • shambles
  • disarrangement
  • tumble
  • muddle
  • clutter
  • maze
  • welter
  • anarchy
  • free-for-all
  • labyrinth
  • web
  • misrule
  • snarl
  • lawlessness
  • maelstrom
  • medley
  • knot
  • shuffle
  • storm
  • mishmash
  • hodgepodge
  • litter
  • miscellany
  • morass
  • motley
  • bollix

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • order
  • plan
  • method
  • system
  • pattern
  • orderliness
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