omnishambles

[ om-nuh-sham-buhlz ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

, plural om·ni·sham·bles.

1. Chiefly British Informal. a situation, especially in politics, in which poor judgment results in disorder or chaos with potentially disastrous consequences:

   Many people think that Brexit created a real omnishambles for Britain.

Word History and Origins

Origin of omnishambles¹

2009; omni- + shambles ¹( def ); first used in the BBC TV series The Thick of It, a political satire

Example Sentences

She says that on the first morning of her hearing the judge described her case as an "omnishambles".

From BBC

Were aspects of that relationship an "omnishambles" as described by Chief Medical Officer Frank Atherton?

From BBC

He called the lack of information surrounding different UK restrictions an "omnishambles".

From BBC

The Inquiry was shown a page from Sir Frank's notebook with the word omnishambles scrawled across it, which appears to be from the summer of 2020.

From BBC

How the alleged affair won her a book deal and speaking gigs, yes, but how her life also became an omnishambles of harassment and threats.

From Washington Post