omnishambolic

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21:57 Mar 22, 2020
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English term or phrase: omnishambolic
Definition from Oxford Dictionary:
Adjective: A situation that has been comprehensively mismanaged, characterized by a string of blunders and miscalculations. First used in the British satirical television series The Thick of It.

Example sentence(s):
  • Ken could still win. Anger at the Prime Minister and his omnishambolic administration could still tip the scales. The Telegraph
  • On charities, the reality is that the Prime Minister is not making the rich worse off. He is making charities worse off. Over the past month we have seen the charity tax shambles, the churches tax shambles, the caravan tax shambles and the pasty tax shambles, so we are all keen to hear the Prime Minister’s view on why he thinks, four weeks on from the Budget, even people within Downing Street are calling it an omnishambles Budget. Ed MilibParliament of the United Kingdom
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3безалаберный
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безалаберный


Definition from Wikipedia:
Безалаберный — беспорядочный в своём образе жизни, поступках; отличающийся неорганизованностью.

Example sentence(s):
  • В Счетной палате констатировали безалаберное отношение правительства к стратегическому предприятию "Укрхимтрансаммиак". - https://www.unn.com.ua  
  • Мрачная Луизиана 90-х годов: нагоняющие тоску панорамы, процветающие наркомания и проституция, безалаберное правительство. - https://www.kinopoisk.ru  

Explanation:
Этимология слова "безалаберный"
Происходит от ала́бор «порядок», которое не имеет удовлетворительного объяснения; указывали на сходство с лат. elaborāre (см. ала́бор), нем. albern «глупый», др.-в.-нем. alwâri и тюркск. alp är. Использованы данные словаря М. Фасмера.
Tymur Buliekov
Ukraine
Local time: 21:51
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
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