| chaotic | adj kelam-kabut, huru-hara: in a ~ state, dlm keadaan kelam-kabut. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| chaos | n utter confusion, keadaan kelam-kabut, huru-hara: the strike caused ~ in the city, pemogokan menyebabkan keadaan kelam-kabut di bandar itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lather | /be, get/ /in, into/,(colloq) naik gelabah, menggelabah, kelam-kabut: there’s no need to get yourself into a ~ over such a small matter, kamu tdk perlu kelam-kabut krn perkara sekecil ini; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| haywire | adj; /go, be/ ~, (colloq) a. (gen) jadi /tak tentu hala, kelam-kabut, kucar-kacir/: our plans went ~ because the workers went on strike, rancangan kami jadi tak tentu hala krn pekerja-pekerja mogok; b. (of person) jadi gila-gila: she went a bit ~ after winning a large sum of money, dia jadi gila-gila sedikit setelah mendapat wang yg banyak; c. (of electrical apparatus, machine, etc) meragam, tak tentu hala. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| disorder | n 1. lack of order, disarrangement, (keadaan) berse(le)rak; (of retreating troops) keadaan kelam-kabut: the burglars left the house in a state of ~, perompak-perompak meninggalkan rumah itu dlm keadaan berselerak; 2. breach of peace, commotion, kekacauan: the army was brought in to deal with the ~ in the city, pihak tentera dibawa masuk utk mengatasi kekacauan di bandar raya itu; 3. failure to function properly, gangguan: bowel ~, gangguan usus; digestive ~, gangguan pencernaan; stomach ~, gangguan pd perut; nervous ~, gangguan saraf; mental ~, gangguan mental. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| havoc | n 1. devastation, kemusnahan, kebinasaan: the ~ caused by the typhoon, kemusnahan akibat taufan itu; 2. confusion, huru-hara, kacau-bilau, keadaan /kucar-kacir, kelam-kabut/: the rebels wrought ~ in the province, pemberontak-pemberontak itu menimbulkan huru-hara di wilayah tersebut; the children created ~ in the house, budak-budak membuat kacau-bilau di rumah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| immobilization | n act of rendering immobile, a. (menyebabkan) tdk dapat + approp v; b. (fig.) menjadi lumpuh: this sudden ~ of all train services caused chaos, perkhidmatan kereta api yg tiba-tiba menjadi lumpuh telah menyebabkan keadaan kelam-kabut. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |