Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shambolism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sham-bolism
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shambolic situation.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Poor appointments, early resignations — James McGrath, Tim Parker, Ray Lewis, a general air of shambolism."

Etymology

From shambolic + -ism.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does shambolism mean?: A shambolic situation.
Where does shambolism come from?: From shambolic + -ism.

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