Shambles — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a condition of great disorder

a building where animals are butchered

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈæmbəlz/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈambəlz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈambəlz/

2 syllables Say it as /ʃˈæmbəlz/.

Examples

from his shambling I assumed he was very old
he shuffled out of the room
We heard his feet shuffling down the hall

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

slaughterhouse abattoir butchery shamble shuffle scuffle shambling shuffling

Parts of Speech

noun	a condition of great disorder
noun	a building where animals are butchered
noun	walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet “from his shambling I assumed he was very old”
verb	walk by dragging one's feet “he shuffled out of the room”

Word Forms

butcher	verb	kill (animals) usually for food consumption
shamble	verb	walk by dragging one's feet
shuffle	verb	walk by dragging one's feet
shuffler	noun	someone who walks without raising the feet
shuffle	noun	walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet
shuffling	noun	walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet
shambling	noun	walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet
shamble	noun	walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Trümmer

ein Zustand großer Unordnung

🇫🇷French

pagaille

un état de grand désordre

🇪🇸Spanish

ruinas

una condición de gran desorden

🇮🇹Italian

caos

una condizione di grande disordine

🇳🇱Dutch

puinhoop

een toestand van grote wanorde

🇵🇹Portuguese

confusão

uma condição de grande desordem

🇷🇺Russian

руины

состояние сильного беспорядка

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खंडहर

बड़ी अव्यवस्था की स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

নড়বড়ে

একটি মহান ব্যাধি অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

சிதைகிறது

ஒரு பெரிய கோளாறு நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

చిందరవందర చేస్తుంది

గొప్ప రుగ్మత యొక్క పరిస్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

ढासळणे

मोठ्या विकृतीची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

હલચલ

મહાન અવ્યવસ્થાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕುಗ್ಗುತ್ತದೆ

ದೊಡ್ಡ ಅಸ್ವಸ್ಥತೆಯ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശംബിളുകൾ

വലിയ ക്രമക്കേടിൻ്റെ അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝੰਜੋੜਨਾ

ਮਹਾਨ ਵਿਗਾੜ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹوٹ جاتا ہے

بڑی خرابی کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

混乱

病情严重混乱

🇯🇵Japanese

混乱する

大きな混乱の状態

🇰🇷Korean

도살장

엄청난 무질서 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự lộn xộn

một tình trạng rối loạn lớn

🇹🇭Thai

ความโกลาหล

สภาพของความผิดปกติใหญ่

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekacauan

suatu kondisi kekacauan yang hebat

🇵🇭Filipino

nagkakagulo

isang kondisyon ng malaking kaguluhan

🇲🇾Malay

bercelaru

keadaan gangguan yang besar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فوضى

حالة من الفوضى الكبيرة

🇮🇷Persian

خراب می شود

یک وضعیت اختلال بزرگ

🇹🇷Turkish

darmadağınık

büyük bir düzensizlik durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

בָּלָגָן

מצב של אי סדר גדול

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