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- Dictionaryshambles/ˈʃamblz/
plural
- 1. a state of total disorder: informal "my career was in a shambles" Similar
- 2. a butcher's slaughterhouse (archaic except in place names): "the shambles where the animals were slaughtered"
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a place or situation that is in a state of confusion or disorder: The morning after the party, the house was a complete shambles.
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.
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, pronunciation, and usage with Collins 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.
People say things are "in shambles" or "a shambles" — they mean the same thing. However you say it, a shambles is chaotic, disorderly, out of hand, and off the hook — a major, five-alarm mess. Definitions of shambles
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.
Shambles is an informal word for a situation of disorder or confusion, or a dirty or untidy place. Learn how to use it in sentences, synonyms, and word origin.
