✅ Chaotic describes something that is disorderly or messy (a chaotic bookshop).

✅ Disorganized describes something that lacks organization or order (disorganized files).

✅ These words refer to things that are messy or lack an obvious order.

✅ Something chaotic is completely confused, while something disorganized may not be so messy that it becomes chaotic (She ran a chaotic office; My desk is always a bit disorganized after a long day).

✅ Anxious refers to feeling anxiety, nervousness, panic, or stress (I felt anxious about my exam results).

✅ Distressed refers to feeling sad, worried, or upset (It makes me distressed to hear people cry).

✅ Both of these words refer to feeling upset or stressed out.

✅ Anxious emphasizes feelings of worry, whereas distressed emphasizes feelings of panic or upset.

✅ Ditch means to leave, get rid of, or get away from (I ditched my friends at the airport).

✅ Abandon means to leave permanently (We had to abandon our car after we got caught in a storm).

✅ Both of these terms mean to leave something or get away from it.

✅ Ditch is more informal and tends to suggest leaving temporarily rather than permanently (He ditched me to go to a concert; The sailors had to abandon their ship).