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shambles

A plural noun, which is treated as singular in construction of sentences, that has connotations of disorder, particularly when as a result of willful indiscipline.

How did that shambles ever get on the air?
Trying to get anything useful done over a video link always results in an unusable shambles.
Wow, episode 36 was an epic shambles.

by ubercurmudgeon January 19, 2011