Meaning

noun a state of extreme confusion and disorder

noun the formless and disordered state of matter before the creation of the cosmos

noun (Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂-der. Ancient Greek χαῦνος (khaûnos) Ancient Greek χάος (kháos)lbor. English chaos Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos, “vast chasm, void”). Doublet of gas, which was borrowed through Dutch. Displaced native Old English dwolma. In Early Modern English, used in the sense of the original Greek word. In the meaning “primordial matter” from the…

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