chaos
cha.os \'ka-.a:s\ \ka--'a:t-ik\ \-i-k(*-)le-\ n [L, fr. Gk - more at GUM] obs 1: CHASM, ABYSS often cap 2a: a state of things in which chance is supreme; esp : the confuse d unorganized state of primordial matter before the creation of distinct forms 2b: a state of utter confusion 2c: a confused mass or heterogeneous agglomeration - cha.ot.ic aj