mayhemnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈmeɪ.hem/us/ˈmeɪ.hem/a situation in which there is little or no order or control:
With 20 kids running around and only two adults to supervise, it was complete mayhem.
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Social order & disorder
- anarchic
- anarchism
- anarchist
- anarchy
- ASBO
- breach
- disturb
- havoc
- instability
- lawless
- organized chaos
- pandemonium
- pell-mell
- tinderbox
- turbulence
- turbulent
- turmoil
- unrest
- upheaval
- water cannon
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