This place is in shambles.
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Shambles
//ˈʃæmbəlz//
Synonyms for "shambles" (92 found)
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Related words (46)
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11 entriesTranslations
65 translations across 16 languages.
Czech
4 entries- binec noun (great mess or clutter)
- chaos noun (scene of great disorder or ruin)
- jatka noun (slaughterhouse)
- nepořádek noun (scene of great disorder or ruin)
Danish
3 entries- rodebutik noun (great mess or clutter)
- slagtehus noun (scene of bloodshed, carnage or devastation)
- slagtehus noun (slaughterhouse)
French
4 entries- bordel noun (great mess or clutter)
- capharnaüm noun (great mess or clutter)
- chienlit noun (great mess or clutter)
- fouillis noun (scene of great disorder or ruin)
Galician
1 entries- matadoiro noun (slaughterhouse)
German
4 entries- Chaos noun (great mess or clutter)
- Durcheinander noun (scene of great disorder or ruin)
- Durcheinander noun (great mess or clutter)
- Fleischerei noun (butcher’s shop)
Hungarian
4 entries- mészárszék noun (butcher’s shop)
- pusztulás noun (scene of bloodshed, carnage or devastation)
- rendetlenség noun (great mess or clutter)
- romhalmaz noun (scene of bloodshed, carnage or devastation)
Irish
1 entries- cosair chró noun (scene of bloodshed, carnage or devastation)
Japanese
4 entries- 修羅の巷 noun (scene of bloodshed, carnage or devastation)
- 大混乱 noun (great mess or clutter)
- 屠所 noun (slaughterhouse)
- 畜殺場 noun (slaughterhouse)
Korean
1 entries- 도축장 noun (slaughterhouse)
Māori
3 entries- kaumingomingo noun (scene of great disorder or ruin)
- kūnakunaku noun (scene of great disorder or ruin)
- kūnakunaku noun (great mess or clutter)
Portuguese
2 entries- bagunça total noun (great mess or clutter)
- matadouro noun (slaughterhouse)
Russian
4 entries- барда́к noun (great mess or clutter)
- бедла́м noun (great mess or clutter)
- беспоря́док noun (great mess or clutter)
- бо́йня noun (scene of bloodshed, carnage or devastation)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- margadh na feòla noun (butcher’s shop)
Spanish
4 entries- carnicería noun (butcher’s shop)
- destartalado noun (scene of great disorder or ruin)
- matadero noun (slaughterhouse)
- ruinas noun (scene of great disorder or ruin)
Swedish
1 entries- röra noun (great mess or clutter)
Thai
2 entries- เละตุ้มเป๊ะ noun (great mess or clutter)
- เละเทะ noun (great mess or clutter)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
The drunk tourists left the hotel room in shambles after their visit.
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Sami and Layla's marriage was in shambles.
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After his divorce with Layla, Sami's whole life was in shambles.
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