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单词 chaotic
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Definition of chaotic in English:

chaotic

adjective keɪˈɒtɪkkeɪˈɑdɪk
  • 1In a state of complete confusion and disorder.

    the political situation was chaotic
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Her lifestyle became very chaotic, and there were times when appointments were made but she did not choose to attend.
    • The traffic in and around the city has been described as chaotic.
    • It also boasts one of the world's most chaotic urban traffic systems.
    • The processions of thousands of peoples created chaotic traffic situations in the city.
    • From its neat grid of streets which parallel the long waterfront, a more chaotic jumble of lanes wriggle up the hillside.
    • Most are battling with drink, drugs or both and have chaotic lives that revolve around the next fix and earning the money to pay for it.
    • In the chaotic world of war and its aftermath, it's hard to distinguish between good and bad.
    • His arrival in Edinburgh last week was met with chaotic scenes as scores of journalists attended his press launch.
    • All the time, video cameras on the roof are recording the entire chaotic scene.
    • Work is still chaotic, but at least I have my online friends to keep me occupied and entertained.
    • The transport system, already chaotic at best, was flung into abject confusion.
    • The last few weeks have been chaotic as they organise the wedding.
    • Most people have led a chaotic lifestyle before coming here.
    • On the surface, this world appears very chaotic because of the disruptive new technology.
    • But things became even more chaotic yesterday following a security alert at a computer firm in Victoria Road.
    • Now, after decades of dictatorship, a chaotic political scene has burst forth.
    • How can any sense be made of what may appear to be a chaotic jumble of attitudes?
    • People are very confused in this chaotic world about what is really the right thing to do.
    • My life feels chaotic, but when I look back over things, I see a shape that I didn't realise was there at the time.
    • Traffic was chaotic and every junction was a snarl of cars and beeping horns.
    Synonyms
    disorderly, disordered, in disorder, in chaos, in disarray, disorganized, topsy-turvy, haywire, confused, in pandemonium, in turmoil, tumultuous, disrupted
    frenzied, in uproar, in a muddle, jumbled, in a mess, messy, in a shambles, anarchic, lawless
    rare orderless
    1. 1.1Physics Relating to systems which exhibit chaos.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Many natural chaotic systems form fractals in the patterns that record the process.
      • For twenty years I lived in a world with no catastrophe theory, no chaotic growth, no knots that wouldn't untie.
      • Some insects even cultivate chaotic output to produce randomised behaviour.
      • They occur as the foundations of what is now known as chaotic systems.
      • Smale discovered strange attractors which lead to chaotic dynamical systems.

Derivatives

  • chaotically

  • adverb keɪˈɒtɪk(ə)likeɪˈɑdək(ə)li
    • Swinging chaotically between mindless lethargy and eruptions of unbridled emotion, he is barely able to think rationally or arrive at any sort of decision.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It was a day of stray dogs howling in the streets with fear, flocks of birds flying chaotically in the sky - trying to escape the horrible noises and smoke.
      • The exhibition as a whole was chaotically thrown together, with entrances and exits taking one through beaded walls and rubber rollers into rooms holding various multimedia displays.
      • Means-tested benefits, introduced chaotically over the past seven years, may be a sorry substitute for a dignified pension.
      • His playing was as chaotically brilliant as ever.

Origin

Early 18th century: from chaos, on the pattern of words such as hypnotic.

Rhymes

abiotic, amniotic, antibiotic, demotic, despotic, erotic, exotic, homoerotic, hypnotic, idiotic, macrobiotic, meiotic, narcotic, neurotic, osmotic, patriotic, prebiotic, psychotic, quixotic, robotic, sclerotic, semiotic, symbiotic, zygotic, zymotic
 
 

Definition of chaotic in US English:

chaotic

adjectivekeɪˈɑdɪkkāˈädik
  • 1In a state of complete confusion and disorder.

    a chaotic jumble of spools, tapes, and books
    Example sentencesExamples
    • People are very confused in this chaotic world about what is really the right thing to do.
    • His arrival in Edinburgh last week was met with chaotic scenes as scores of journalists attended his press launch.
    • The processions of thousands of peoples created chaotic traffic situations in the city.
    • But things became even more chaotic yesterday following a security alert at a computer firm in Victoria Road.
    • Her lifestyle became very chaotic, and there were times when appointments were made but she did not choose to attend.
    • It also boasts one of the world's most chaotic urban traffic systems.
    • Work is still chaotic, but at least I have my online friends to keep me occupied and entertained.
    • Most people have led a chaotic lifestyle before coming here.
    • The transport system, already chaotic at best, was flung into abject confusion.
    • The last few weeks have been chaotic as they organise the wedding.
    • All the time, video cameras on the roof are recording the entire chaotic scene.
    • Most are battling with drink, drugs or both and have chaotic lives that revolve around the next fix and earning the money to pay for it.
    • How can any sense be made of what may appear to be a chaotic jumble of attitudes?
    • Traffic was chaotic and every junction was a snarl of cars and beeping horns.
    • On the surface, this world appears very chaotic because of the disruptive new technology.
    • My life feels chaotic, but when I look back over things, I see a shape that I didn't realise was there at the time.
    • The traffic in and around the city has been described as chaotic.
    • In the chaotic world of war and its aftermath, it's hard to distinguish between good and bad.
    • Now, after decades of dictatorship, a chaotic political scene has burst forth.
    • From its neat grid of streets which parallel the long waterfront, a more chaotic jumble of lanes wriggle up the hillside.
    Synonyms
    disorderly, disordered, in disorder, in chaos, in disarray, disorganized, topsy-turvy, haywire, confused, in pandemonium, in turmoil, tumultuous, disrupted
    1. 1.1Physics Relating to systems which exhibit chaos.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • For twenty years I lived in a world with no catastrophe theory, no chaotic growth, no knots that wouldn't untie.
      • They occur as the foundations of what is now known as chaotic systems.
      • Some insects even cultivate chaotic output to produce randomised behaviour.
      • Smale discovered strange attractors which lead to chaotic dynamical systems.
      • Many natural chaotic systems form fractals in the patterns that record the process.

Origin

Early 18th century: from chaos, on the pattern of words such as hypnotic.

 
 
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