STRUCTURATIONS Antonyms

• (Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe

• a state of extreme confusion and disorder

• the formless and disordered state of matter before the creation of the cosmos

• (physics) a dynamical system that is extremely sensitive to its initial conditions

• disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably

• a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior

• a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused

• an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended

• a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another

• a philosophical theory of criticism (usually of literature or film) that seeks to expose deep-seated contradictions in a work by delving below its surface meaning

• a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior

• untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance)

• bring disorder to

• a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning

• a condition in which things are not in their expected places

• a disturbance of the peace or of public order

• disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed

• bring disorder to

• a condition in which an orderly system has been disrupted

• the disturbance of a systematic arrangement causing disorder and confusion

• behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality

• not characterized by a fixed principle or rate; at irregular intervals

• an irregular asymmetry in shape; an irregular spatial pattern

• irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis

• a state of confusion and disorderliness

• informal terms for a difficult situation

• soft semiliquid food

• a meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel

• a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax

• (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

• eat in a mess hall

• make a mess of or create disorder in

• (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work

• the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan