Meaning & use
Tohubohu
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A state of utter chaos, confusion, or disorder.
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The evacuation descended into tohubohu as alarms blared and crowds surged toward the exits.
After the storm, the town was left in complete tohubohu, with debris scattered everywhere.
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Derived from the Hebrew phrase "tohu wa-bohu" in the Book of Genesis, describing the formless void before creation.
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