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Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Chaotic; in a state of complete disorder and confusion: Describes a situation, place, or system that is messy, disorganized, and lacks any clear order.
   • Confused; jumbled: Describes things or thoughts that are mixed up in a random, untidy way.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Căn phòng trông thật hỗn độn sau bữa tiệc. (The room looked completely chaotic after the party.)
  • Tình hình giao thông lúc tan tầm rất hỗn độn. (The traffic situation at rush hour is very chaotic.)
  • Những ý tưởng trong đầu anh ấy đang hỗn độn. (The ideas in his head are all jumbled up.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to describe abstract concepts like periods in history, states of mind, or societal conditions.
  • Thời kỳ đó là một giai đoạn hỗn độn về chính trị. (That period was a time of political chaos.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hỗn loạn (adj): Often used interchangeably with "hỗn độn," but can sometimes imply a more violent or tumultuous disorder.
  • Đám đông trở nên hỗn loạn. (The crowd became riotous.)

Synonyms

• Chaotic: In a state of complete confusion and disorder.
• Disorderly: Lacking organization or neatness.
• Tumultuous: Making a loud, confused noise; uproarious.
• Jumbled: Mixed up in a confused way.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Hỗn độn như chợ vỡ: As chaotic as a market that has broken up (a very common and vivid simile for extreme disorder).
  • Lớp học hỗn độn như chợ vỡ khi giáo viên ra ngoài. (The classroom was as chaotic as a disrupted market when the teacher stepped out.)

Học thuật

adj

1. chaotic; confused