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

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   SHAMBLES definition: 1. a state of confusion, bad organization, or untidiness, or something that is in this state: 2. a…. Learn more.

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     SHAMBLES meaning: 1. a state of confusion, bad organization,...

   • Znaczenie Shambles, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     shambles definicja: 1. a state of confusion, bad...

   • Shambles: French Translation

     shambles translate: fouillis. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Shambles: Thai Translation

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

   • Shambles: German Translation

     shambles translate: wüstes Durcheinander. Learn more in the...

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

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   shambles: [noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction] a meat market.

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   What does shambles mean?

   • A century or so takes shambles from "meat market" to "slaughterhouse," then to figurative application as a term referring to a place of terrible slaughter or bloodshed (say, a battlefield). The grim connotations fade over time, but the messiness remains, and voilà: the modern sense of shambles meaning "mess" or "state of great confusion."

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   What is the difference between shambles and disorder?

   • shambles - a condition of great disorder. disorderliness, disorder - a condition in which things are not in their expected places; "the files are in complete disorder".

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   Is shambles singular or plural?

   • Shambles can be considered singular or plural (meaning it can be used with a singular or plural verb). Originally, shambles refer to a slaughterhouse or a place where meat is sold (more about that later). Example: I have a puppy and three toddlers, so my house is frequently in shambles. Where does shambles come from?

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   Is shambles an old word or a new word?

   • Shambles is both an old word and a new one. It's old in that most of its senses had developed by the end of the 16th century; it's new in that the senses in which it's now commonly (and almost exclusively) used date only from the 1920s.

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

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   Define shambles. shambles synonyms, shambles pronunciation, shambles translation, English dictionary definition of shambles. pl.n. 1. a. A scene or condition of complete disorder or ruin: "The economy was in a shambles" .

5. www.merriam-webster.com › wordplay › the-gruesomeThe Gruesome History of 'Shambles' - Merriam-Webster

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   Shambles is both an old word and a new one. It's old in that most of its senses had developed by the end of the 16th century; it's new in that the senses in which it's now commonly (and almost exclusively) used date only from the 1920s. Though 'shambles' commonly means "a scene or state of great disorder and confusion," it historically referred ...

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   Shambles definition: a place of great disorder. See examples of SHAMBLES used in a sentence.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionshambles noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   The house was a shambles. Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘meat market’): plural of earlier shamble ‘stool, stall’, of West Germanic origin, from Latin scamellum , diminutive of scamnum ‘bench’.

8. www.betterwordsonline.com › dictionary › shamblesShambles - Definition, Meaning, Synonyms, Etymology

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   Shambles - A situation or place that is chaotic, disorganized, or in a state of complete disorder.