different between shambolic vs flawed

English

Etymology

shambles +? -o- +? -ic, in which the interconsonantal -o- avoids the /mbl/ consonant cluster. Possibly influenced by symbolic.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?am?b?l?k/
• (General American) enPR: sh?m(')b?l??k, IPA^(key): /(?)?æm?b?l?k/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /?æm?b?l?k/
• Rhymes: -?l?k
• Hyphenation: sham?bol?ic

Adjective

shambolic (comparative more shambolic, superlative most shambolic)

1. Chaotic, disorganised or mismanaged. [from 1952]

Derived terms

• shambolically
• shambolism

Related terms

• omnishambles
• sham
• shambles

Translations

Further reading

• “shambolic”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
• “shambolic”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Anagrams

• choliambs

English

Etymology

From Middle English flaued, equivalent to flaw +? -ed.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??d

Adjective

flawed (comparative more flawed, superlative most flawed)

1. Having a flaw or imperfection.

   Flawed diamonds are generally not used in jewellery.

   His design for a perpetual motion machine is flawed because water does not flow uphill.

   • 2018, June 14, Timothy Snyder, The New York Times, How Did the Nazis Gain Power in Germany?

     He presents Hitler’s rise as an element of the collapse of a republic confronting dilemmas of globalization with imperfect instruments and flawed leaders.

Antonyms

• perfect

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