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Shambles

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abattoirnounA public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.
butcherynounThe butchering of meat.
slaughterhousenounA place where animals are slaughtered.

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slaughterhousenounA place where animals are slaughtered.
butcherynounThe butchering of meat.
abattoirnounA public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.
havocnounWidespread devastation and destruction.
ravagesnounHarsh damage.
tattersnoun(plural only) Ragged clothing or fabric, paper, etc.
carnagenounDeath and destruction.
disarraynounA lack of array or regular order; disorder; confusion.
mayhemnounA state or situation of great confusion, disorder, trouble or destruction; chaos.
messnouna thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation
turmoilnounA state of great disorder or uncertainty.
chaosnounAny state of disorder; a confused or amorphous mixture or conglomeration.
muddlenounA mixture; a confusion; a garble.
jumblenounA mixture of often unrelated things.
disordernounAbsence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner.
bloodshednounA slaughter; destruction of life, notably on a large scale.
calamitynounThe distress that results from some disaster.
confusionnounThe state of being confused; misunderstanding.
hullabaloonounA clamour, a commotion; a fuss or uproar.
scramblenounA dish (meal) involving scrambled eggs and a hodgepodge of complementary ingredients, usually closer to a casserole than to an omelette.

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