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desquicio
chaos
des-
un-, dis-
+
quicio
hinge
Desquicio means chaos and can be thought of as des-0 (un- or dis-0) + quicio1 (hinge1), literally meaning 'unhinged' or 'off its hinges', which leads to chaos.
noun
- chaosA state of chaos, disorder, or disarrayLa ciudad estaba en un completo desquicio después del terremoto. // The city was in complete chaos after the earthquake.