Chaotic vs Mayhem - What's the difference?
chaotic | mayhem |
Filled with chaos.
Extremely disorganized or in disarray.
(mathematics) Highly sensitive to starting conditions, so that a small change to them may yield a very different outcome.
(role-playing games) Aligned against following/upholding laws and principles- the opposite of lawful.
A state or situation of great confusion, disorder, trouble or destruction; chaos.
Infliction of violent injury on a person or thing.
(legal) The maiming of a person by depriving him of the use of any of his limbs which are necessary for defense or protection.
(legal) The crime of damaging things or harming people on purpose.
As an adjective chaotic
is filled with chaos.As a noun mayhem is
a state or situation of great confusion, disorder, trouble or destruction; chaos.chaotic
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Alternative forms
* chaotick (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* shambolicDerived terms
* chaoticallymayhem
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Alternative forms
* maihemNoun
(en-noun)- What if the legendary hero Robin Hood had been born into the mayhem of the 20th century ?
- In all the mayhem , some children were separated from their partners.
- She waded into the mayhem , elbowing between taller men to work her way to the front of the crowd.
- The clowns would dart into the crowd and pull another unsuspecting victim into the mayhem of the ring
- The fighting dogs created mayhem in the flower beds.
