shambolic
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8.7
- adjective
- /ʃæmˈbɑlɪk/
- UK
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caótico
- The event organizers faced criticism for their shambolic handling of the schedule, leading to confusion among attendees.
And we did tour, we did tour the UK and very messy, shambolic.
- And we did tour, we did tour the UK and very messy, shambolic.
- The fact that Gezi was shambolic only made it more potent as a centre of gravity for protesters.
- But it sort of does feel like this the proper shambolic, dissolute end to a campaign that really never should have been.
Examples
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Our policy in the Middle East is chaotic, shambolic, and dangerous to an unacceptable degree, and driven by neo-cons whose loyalty to America is questionable.
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Last night Parliament once again defeated this shambolic Tory government.
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Basically after last night, I mean, you saw the shambolic state of that room.
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Well, denial is a river in Frank, and it runs deep, and his sets were shambolic at times.
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Speaker, wrote to her in September, worried about a shambolic Brexit.
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This is shambolic anywhere in this company, but anywhere there's a general public, you should know better.
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The British March descends into a shambolic retreat.
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The fact that Gezi was shambolic only made it more potent as a centre of gravity for protesters.
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The group ran through a shambolic set full of upbeat New Wave, Broken Social Scene-like electro-rock, and even '80s radio pop.
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My hunch: until there are strong civil societies, parties, and legislatures (all of which will take decades), know that every election carries a risk of conflict and that most will be shambolic charades.
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Synonyms
116
4.7
Not organized and full of confusion
38
3.1
Not in a clear order or plan
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1.0
Messy and not in order, with things mixed up
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7.2
No clear order or plan and often messy
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1.6
Something that is untidy and not in order
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4.5
Not arranged in a clear or tidy way
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4.5
A place or thing that is untidy and not in order
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4.8
Not planned or organized well, causing confusion and delays
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7.3
In a confused, messy way with no order
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8.1
Mentally confused and behaving wildly
Being confused and disorganized
Very messy and not organized
A state of confusion where things are mixed up and messy
Mixed together in a confused and untidy way
Messy and jumbled so people cannot understand it
Antonyms
How Disorganized
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4.7
- UK
1
8.7
- US
38
3.1
233
1.0
11
1.0
55
2.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word shambolic comes from shambles, which was once a 'butcher's shop' and later meant a very messy place, plus the ending -ic. So a shambolic situation is like that messy scene and means 'very badly organized' or 'chaotic'.