Definition of "helter-skelter" in English

adverb

1. In confused, disorderly haste.

   • The winds knocked huge trees helter-skelter all over my garden.

adjective

1. Carelessly hurried and confused.

noun

1. Confusion or turmoil.

2. (chiefly British) An amusement ride consisting of a slide that spirals down around the exterior of a tapering central tower.