Gerund Word Explorer
Oxymoron

Organised chaos

Organised chaos

A busy scene that looks messy but actually works.

The school canteen at lunch is organised chaos.

Remember: Chaos has no order, yet here it is 'organised'. Two contradictory words side by side make an oxymoron.

Short lessonWord playWriters play with words by joining opposites or by giving one word two meanings at once.

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