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snafu(noun, order, disorder, correct, slang)
16
gallimaufry(noun, disorder, confusion, muddle, jumble)
16
commotion(noun, disorder, worry, distress, anxiety)
16
fix(noun, verb, trouble, place, difficulty)
16
imbroglio(noun, trouble, change, disorder, worry)
16
mass(noun, order, set, group, total)
15
hash(noun, verb, break, order, disorder)
15
anarchism(noun, disorder, confusion, muddle, jumble)
15
botch(noun, verb, break, trouble, order)
15
olio(noun, disorder, confusion, muddle, jumble)
14
bungle(noun, break, decline, disorder, ruin)
14
disorganization(noun, trouble, order, disorder, difficulty)
14
disturbance(noun, disorder, worry, distress, anxiety)
14
heap(noun, adjective, order, set, ruin)
14
hodgepodge(noun, disorder, confusion, muddle, jumble)
14
lot(noun, set, group, difficulty, total)
13
miscellany(noun, collection, mixture)
13
complication(noun, trouble, disorder, worry, dispute)
13
dilemma(noun, trouble, place, change, fix)
13
formlessness(noun, disorder, confusion, muddle, jumble)
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