im Chaos versinken
to sink into chaos
Türkçe: kaosa gömülmek
In a sentence
Nach dem Tod seiner Frau versank er völlig im Chaos.
How it is used
Describes being overwhelmed by or sinking into disorder. Neutral to literary register. Use when a student feels buried by exam stress or a city descends into unrest. Implies helplessness, not active causation.
Other verbs that go with Chaos
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
- Chaos anrichten / stiften / verursachento cause or create chaos, focusing on the act of disruption
- ins Chaos führento lead into chaos, emphasizing a person's role as the cause
- zum Chaos führento lead to chaos
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