shambles
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shambles
- /ˈʃæmbəlz/
Rhymes with -æmbəlz
Where it comes from
From Middle English schamels, plural of schamel, from Old English sċeamol, sċamul (“bench, stool”), from Proto-West Germanic *skamul, *skamil (“stool, bench”), from Vulgar Latin scamellum, from Latin scamillum (“little bench, ridge”), from Latin scamnum (“bench, ridge, breadth of a field”).
noun shambles
- A scene of great disorder or ruin. Considering my life's in shambles right now, couldn't you at least take the blame?
- A great mess or clutter. This bedroom is a shambles.
- A scene of bloodshed, carnage or devastation.
- A slaughterhouse.
- A butcher's shop. Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake.
verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of shamble
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: slaughterhouse, butchery, abattoir, havoc, ravages, tatters, carnage, disarray, mayhem, mess, turmoil, chaos, muddle, jumble, disorder, bloodshed
Translations
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noun scene of great disorder or ruin
| Español | ruinas, destartalado |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 落花狼藉 rakkarouzeki |
| Français | fouillis |
| Deutsch | Durcheinander, Tohuwabohu, Schlachtfeld, Trümmerhaufen |
| Русский | разру́ха razrúxa, руи́ны ruíny, разва́лины razváliny |
noun great mess or clutter
| 日本語 | 大混乱 daikonran |
|---|---|
| Português | bagunça total |
| Français | capharnaüm, bordel, chienlit |
| Deutsch | Durcheinander, Chaos, Scherbenhaufen, Saustall |
| Русский | неразбери́ха nerazberíxa, беспоря́док besporjádok, каварда́к kavardák, барда́к bardák, пу́таница pútanica, бедла́м bedlám |
noun scene of bloodshed, carnage or devastation
| 日本語 | 修羅の巷 syura no chimata |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Schlachtfeld |
| Русский | бо́йня bójnja |
noun slaughterhouse
| Español | matadero |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 도축장 dochukjang |
| 日本語 | 屠所 tosho, 畜殺場 chikusatsuba |
| Português | matadouro |
| Deutsch | Schlachthaus |
| Русский | бо́йня bójnja, скотобо́йня skotobójnja |
noun butcher’s shop
| Español | carnicería |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Fleischerei, Fleischhauer, Metzgerei |
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title = {shambles},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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