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/ˈɒmniˌʃæmbəlz/ · noun
(UK, informal, chiefly politics) A situation that is bad or mismanaged in every way..
Near-synonyms: clusterfuck, debacle, fiasco, hot mess, perfect storm, shit show, shitstorm
Between the car accident, the food poisoning and the lost keys, the holiday was an omnishambles.
Rail unions also rounded on ministers to intervene in the energy "omnishambles", with ASLEF General Secretary Mick Whelan calling on the Government to "do the right thing for people, the right thing for business, and the right thing for our rail network. Because it is also the right thing for our planet."
Use omnishambles when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Omnishambles means (UK, informal, chiefly politics) A situation that is bad or mismanaged in every way..
Common synonyms include clusterfuck, debacle, fiasco, hot mess.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Near-synonyms: clusterfuck, debacle, fiasco, hot mess, perfect storm, shit show, shitstorm
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