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How to pronounce “shambles”
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Pronunciation guide for shambles
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of shambles with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Jennifer B. Nuzzo: 3 ways to prepare society for the next pandemic
Today, our culture of safety around infectious diseases is in shambles.
- Definition summary
- (countable, uncountable) A scene of great disorder or ruin.
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How to pronounce shambles
Jennifer B. Nuzzo: 3 ways to prepare society for the next pandemic

Today, our culture of safety around infectious diseases is in shambles.
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A Deep Dive Into “shambles”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (countable, uncountable) A scene of great disorder or ruin.
- (countable) A great mess or clutter.
- (countable) A scene of bloodshed, carnage or devastation.
- (countable) A slaughterhouse.
- (countable, archaic) A butcher's shop.
- [Verb]
- third-person singular simple present indicative of shamble
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