Spanish Conversation · Level 41
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Spanish word
caótico
Pronunciation
IPA/kaˈotiko/
Meaning
- adjectivechaotic
Example
La situación está caótica.
The situation is chaotic.
More examples
El tráfico está caótico por el accidente.
The traffic is chaotic because of the accident.
Core concept
An overturned room with furniture and papers scattered.
Common phrases
situación caótica
chaotic situation
tráfico caótico
chaotic traffic
escena caótica
chaotic scene
Similar words
desordenado: Untidy, messy state of objects or a room, with things scattered and out of order.
confuso: Unclear or hard to follow, with information or events that fail to make sense.
tumultuoso: Loud, turbulent activity involving many people or events, producing noisy commotion.
agitado: Physically or emotionally restless, showing rapid movement or visible agitation.
Definition in Spanish
Que provoca o refleja una confusión intensa y una falta evidente de orden en personas, lugares o procesos.
Word origin
From Greek χάος through Latin chaoticus, originally meaning a gaping void and later disorder, the sense was carried into Spanish as caótico.
Usage tips
- Caótico implies intense, overwhelming disorder and therefore sounds stronger and more exaggerated than desordenado for everyday messes.
Other meanings
- disorderlyadjective
Opposites
- ordenadoorderlyadjective
- organizadoorganizedadjective
Related words
- caóticamentechaoticallyadverb
- caoticidadchaoticitynoun