shambles
/ˈʃæmblz/noun
उच्चारण शैम्ब्ल्ज़
अव्यवस्था, गड़बड़झाला
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[sing.] a ~ informal
a situation in which there is a lot of confusion; a place which is dirty or untidy
अव्यवस्था, गड़बड़झाला
- The meeting was a shambles.
- The room was a shambles.
- The wedding preparations were a shambles after the caterer cancelled.
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- The room was a shambles after the children's party.
- Our team's defence was a complete shambles.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a shambles (singular noun)
Shambles looks plural but is used with a singular verb and article: The room was a shambles. It is informal.
'Shambles' देखने में plural लगता है, पर इसके साथ singular verb और article आता है: The room was a shambles। यह informal है।
- The kitchen was a shambles after the party.
- The first day of the camp was a complete shambles.
be a shambles / turn into a shambles
A place, plan or event can be a shambles. Use be, become or turn into with it.
कोई स्थान, योजना या कार्यक्रम 'a shambles' हो सकता है। इसके साथ be, become या turn into आता है।
- The meeting turned into a shambles.
- The whole system has become a shambles.
shambles: no plural form
There is no plural in modern usage. Do not write 'shambleses' or 'many shambles' for several cases; reword instead.
आधुनिक प्रयोग में इसका plural नहीं है। कई उदाहरणों के लिए वाक्य बदलकर लिखें।
- Several of the events were shambolic.
shambles (n) / shambolic (adj)
The adjective is shambolic, which means chaotic or disorganised. It is mostly used in British English.
Adjective 'shambolic' है, जिसका अर्थ अव्यवस्थित है। यह प्रायः British English में आता है।
- The shambolic arrangements annoyed the guests.
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adjective + shambles
completetotalutterabsolutebloody
- The wedding arrangements were an utter shambles.
verb + a shambles
bebecometurn intolook likemake a
- The playground looked like a shambles after the rain.
shambles + context
in the officeat the stationat the polling boothon the fieldat the airport
- It was a shambles at the ticket counter.
idiom with shambles
a shamblesin a shamblesreduce to a shamblesan economic shamblesa political shambles
- The peace talks ended in a shambles.
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- The room was a shambles after the children's birthday party.
बच्चों की जन्मदिन पार्टी के बाद कमरा पूरी तरह अस्त-व्यस्त था।
- Radhika said the registration process was a shambles.
राधिका ने कहा कि पंजीकरण की प्रक्रिया पूरी तरह अव्यवस्थित थी।
- Heavy rain made a shambles of the cricket tournament.
भारी बारिश ने क्रिकेट टूर्नामेंट को अस्त-व्यस्त कर दिया।
- The government's flood relief plan was a shambles.
सरकार की बाढ़ राहत योजना अव्यवस्था का नमूना थी।
- After the storm, the market was a shambles of broken stalls.
तूफ़ान के बाद बाज़ार टूटी हुई दुकानों की अव्यवस्था में बदल गया था।
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✗ The arrangements were shambles.
✓ The arrangements were a shambles.
Shambles takes an article when it is a complement.
Complement के रूप में 'shambles' के साथ article आता है।
✗ The shambles were terrible after the match.
✓ The shambles was terrible after the match.
Shambles takes a singular verb even though it ends in s.
'Shambles' के अंत में s होने पर भी इसके साथ singular verb आती है।
?Which word?
Keep the mess words together: shambles (a very disorganized situation), mess, chaos, muddle (a state of confusion), fiasco (a complete failure that is embarrassing), pandemonium (wild and noisy confusion).
अव्यवस्था के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: shambles (बहुत अव्यवस्थित स्थिति), mess, chaos, muddle (उलझन की स्थिति), fiasco (शर्मनाक पूर्ण विफलता), pandemonium (जंगली और शोरगुल भरी अव्यवस्था)।
§Grammar and usage
Shambles ends in -s but takes a singular verb and 'a' ('The event was a shambles'), like news and mathematics.
अक्सर पूछा जाता है: shambles -s पर खत्म होता है पर singular verb और 'a' लेता है ('The event was a shambles'), news और mathematics की तरह।
Usage: shambles was originally a place where animals were killed for meat.
प्रयोग में shambles मूल रूप से वह जगह थी जहाँ मांस के लिए जानवर काटे जाते थे।