Meaning & use
Shambles
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A state of total disorder or confusion.
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After the storm, the campsite was left in an utter shambles.
His finances were a shambles by the time the accountant stepped in.
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Originally referred to a meat market or slaughterhouse (from Old English 'sceamol,' a stall or bench); the modern sense of 'chaotic mess' evolved from the bloody disorder of such places.
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