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Meaning of tohu-bohu | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˌtəʊ.huːˈbəʊ.huː

Definitions

Chaos, disorder, confusion.

uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Tohuwabohu
Esperanto tohuvabohuo
Français tohu-bohu

Examples

“Yet a judge may […] be required to dive, at a moment's notice, into the tohu-bohu of inquiries, which have never yet emerged from the stage of chaos...”
“[…] / The decorative manias we obey / Die in grimaces round us every day, / Yet through their tohu-bohu comes a voice / Which utters an absurd command — Rejoice.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

tohubohu tohunga tohungaism tohutō TOI toi, toi, toi

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