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    shambles
    /ˈʃamblz/

    plural

    • 1. a state of total disorder: informal "my career was in a shambles" Similar complete messpigstypigpeninformal:disaster area
    • 2. a butcher's slaughterhouse (archaic except in place names): "the shambles where the animals were slaughtered"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSHAMBLES | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Shambles is an informal word for a state of confusion, bad organization, or untidiness. Learn how to use it in sentences and see translations in different languages.

    • Shambles in Danish

      shambles - translate into Danish with the English-Danish...

    • Traditional

      SHAMBLES translate: 混亂，淩亂，雜亂;混亂（或淩亂、雜亂）之物. Learn more in the...

    • Simplified

      SHAMBLES translate: 混乱，凌乱，杂乱;混乱（或凌乱、杂乱）之物. Learn more in the...

    • Shambles: Thai Translation

      SHAMBLES translate: ความยุ่งเหยิง. Learn more in the...

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › shamblesShambles Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Shambles is a noun that can mean a meat market, a slaughterhouse, a place of great destruction, or a state of great disorder or confusion. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and related words of shambles from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › shamblesSHAMBLES Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Shambles means a place, situation, or thing in complete disorder or chaos. It comes from a word for a table or stool, and was originally used for a meat market or a slaughterhouse.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSHAMBLES definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Shambles is a noun that means a place or situation of great disorder, confusion, or carnage. It can also refer to a place where animals are slaughtered or sold. Learn more about its origin, usage, and synonyms.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › shamblesShambles - definition of shambles by The Free Dictionary

    Shambles is a noun that means a scene or condition of complete disorder or ruin, or a place where animals are butchered. Learn the origin, synonyms, antonyms, and translations of shambles from various sources.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSHAMBLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Shamble means to walk slowly and awkwardly, without lifting your feet correctly. Learn how to use this word in sentences, see related words and phrases, and find out how to pronounce it.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishshambles noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    noun. /ˈʃæmblz/ [singular] (informal) a situation in which there is a great lack of order or understanding synonym mess. The press conference was a complete shambles. What a shambles! He’s made an absolute shambles of his career. in a shambles The government is in a shambles over Europe. Extra Examples. Join us.