The Clue
Utter confusion (5 letter answer)
The Answer
CHAOS
Tags
Notes
The answer CHAOS is uncommon, appearing about once every 525 puzzles.
Related Clues
Anarchy
Jumble
Muddle
Pandemonium
Turmoil
Mass confusion
Organization's opposite
The original void
Total confusion
The universe on day one
Utter breakdown
Utter disorder
Vast disarray
Zoo feature?
First created being, in myth
Most ancient of Greek gods
Original state of the universe, in myth
"Art is the triumph over ___": John Cheever
Source of Erebus and Gaia, in Greek myth
Definition
CHAOS as a noun:
1. (chaos, pandemonium, bedlam, topsy-turvydom, topsy-turvyness) = a state of extreme confusion and disorder
2. the formless and disordered state of matter before the creation of the cosmos
3. (Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe
4. (physics) a dynamical system that is extremely sensitive to its initial conditions