shambles

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Etymology

From Old English scamul. A borrowing from Vulgar Latin scamellum, diminutive of Latin scamnum (“bench”).

Noun

shambles (uncountable)

1. a scene of great disorder or ruin
2. a great mess or clutter

   This website is a shambles.

3. a scene of bloodshed, carnage or devastation
4. a slaughterhouse
5. (archaic) a butcher's shop

Derived terms

• shambolic

Translations

a scene of great disorder or ruin

French: fouillis (fr) m.

Hungarian: zűrzavar (hu)

a great mess or clutter

French: capharnaüm (fr) m.

Hungarian: rendetlenség (hu), összevisszaság (hu)

a scene of bloodshed, carnage or devastation

Hungarian: pusztulás (hu), romhalmaz (hu)

a slaughterhouse

Hungarian: vágóhíd (hu)

(archaic) a butcher's shop

Hungarian: mészárszék (hu)

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French: bordel m

Verb

shambles

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shamble.