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词汇 omnishambles
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Definition of omnishambles in English:

omnishambles

nounˈɒmnɪʃamb(ə)lz
British informal
  • A situation that has been comprehensively mismanaged, characterized by a string of blunders and miscalculations.

    anyone with five minutes to spare, a Maths GCSE, and a calculator could have averted the entire omnishambles by checking the civil servants' sums
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It's hard to tell with this omnishambles government if the dog is wagging the tail or the tail wagging the dog.
    • This week the omnishambles that is this country's police reform was laid bare.
    • Around 7000 fans have voiced their opinions on the Scottish football omnishambles through the SFA's national fans survey.
    • Describing the Government's defence policy as an omnishambles would be a compliment.
    • A nation wondered what the next level up from omnishambles was.
    • The change in course is the fourth major U-turn the Chancellor has made since his omnishambles Budget in March.
    • Our incompetent government politicians create omnishambles for a very simple reason—they are doing the wrong job.
    • Every other coalition policy initiative has been an unmitigated omnishambles and this one is going to be different?
    • How long till this turns into an omnishambles - tomorow?
    Synonyms
    chaos, mess, muddle, confusion, disorder, disarray, disorganization, havoc, mare's nest

Origin

Early 21st century: from omni- + shambles, first used in the British satirical television series The Thick of It.

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