Question of the Day #1026

The omnishambles in Poland and the bestial schadenfreude of the intelligentsia

From the headline of this article at the Daily Maverick.

  上記の文で、omnishamblesの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "omnishambles" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〈英話〉全てにおいて［あらゆる面で］無能な［役に立たない・めちゃくちゃな］こと◆【対】omnipotent

   

Answer

According to Dictionary.com:

Chiefly British Informal. a situation, especially in politics, in which poor judgment results in disorder or chaos with potentially disastrous consequences

 

語源

Dictionary.comによると、

2009年のイギリスのBBCの政治風刺ドラマThe Thick of Itで初めて使用された。

 

Etymology

According to Dictionary.com:

2009; omni- + shambles; first used in the BBC TV series The Thick of It, a political satire

 

Examples

• Many people think that Brexit created a real omnishambles for Britain.
• The implementation of the new policy was branded an "omnishambles" by the Opposition spokesperson on education.
• Critics have labelled the government's handling of the project an 'omnishambles'. Times, Sunday Times (2013)
• It was the year of the omnishambles budget. Times, Sunday Times (2015)
• It's less omnishambles, more omnirambles as everyone walks out. Times, Sunday Times (2013)

   

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