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Webster 1913 Edition

Chaotic

Cha-ot′ic

(kā̍-ŏt′ĭk)

,

Adj.

Resembling chaos; confused.

Webster 1828 Edition

Chaotic

CHAOTIC

,

Adj.

Resembling chaos; confused; as, the earth was originally in a chaotic state.

Definition 2024

chaotic

chaotic

English

Alternative forms

chaotick (obsolete)

Adjective

chaotic ‎(comparative more chaotic, superlative most chaotic)

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.

Synonyms

shambolic

Derived terms

chaotically

Translations

Filled with chaos

Armenian: քաոսային (hy) ‎(kʿaosayin)
Bulgarian: хаотичен (bg) ‎(haotičen)
Catalan: caòtic
Czech: chaotický (cs)
Danish: kaotisk
Dutch: chaotisch (nl)
Esperanto: ĥaosa, kaosa
French: chaotique (fr)
Galician: caótico
German: chaotisch (de)

Italian: caotico (it)
Norwegian:

Bokmål: kaotisk

Nynorsk: kaotisk
Portuguese: caótico (pt)
Romanian: haotic (ro)
Romansch: caotic
Russian: хаоти́ческий (ru) ‎(xaotíčeskij), хаоти́чный (ru) ‎(xaotíčnyj)
Spanish: caótico (es)
Tagalog: dimayawin

Extremely disorganized or in disarray

Armenian: քաոսային (hy) ‎(kʿaosayin)
Bulgarian: объркан (bg) ‎(obǎrkan), безреден (bg) ‎(bezreden)
Catalan: caòtic
Chinese:
Mandarin: 混乱 (zh)
Czech: chaotický (cs)
Dutch: chaotisch (nl), wanordelijk, onordelijk, warrig, verward (nl)
French: chaotique (fr)
Galician: caótico
German: chaotisch (de)
Italian: caotico (it)

Japanese:
Maori: kaumingomingo, tūrangaranga, kūnakunaku
Norwegian:

Bokmål: kaotisk

Nynorsk: kaotisk
Portuguese: caótico (pt)
Romanian: haotic (ro)
Romansch: caotic
Russian: хаоти́чный (ru) ‎(xaotíčnyj), беспоря́дочный (ru) ‎(besporjádočnyj)
Spanish: caótico (es)
Tagalog: dimayawin