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单词 mare's nest
释义

mare's nest

noun

plural mare's nests or mares' nests
1
: a false discovery, illusion, or deliberate hoax
2
: a place, condition, or situation of great disorder or confusion
a mare's nest of intrigue and troubles with the money men William Cole

Synonyms

  • chance-medley
  • chaos
  • confusion
  • disarrangement
  • disarray
  • dishevelment
  • disorder
  • disorderedness
  • disorderliness
  • disorganization
  • free-for-all
  • havoc
  • heck
  • hell
  • jumble
  • mess
  • messiness
  • misorder
  • muddle
  • muss
  • shambles
  • snake pit
  • tumble
  • welter
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Example Sentences

the lack of planning had resulted in the city's evacuation being a mare's nest of epic proportions

Word History

First Known Use

1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1

mare's nest

noun

as in hell
a state in which everything is out of order the lack of planning had resulted in the city's evacuation being a mare's nest of epic proportions

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • hell
  • havoc
  • jumble
  • mess
  • chaos
  • snake pit
  • confusion
  • disorder
  • misorder
  • heck
  • chance-medley
  • disorderedness
  • tangle
  • disorganization
  • disarray
  • messiness
  • riot
  • dishevelment
  • disorderliness
  • muss
  • shambles
  • disarrangement
  • welter
  • tumble
  • clutter
  • anarchy
  • muddle
  • free-for-all
  • maze
  • labyrinth
  • web
  • misrule
  • lawlessness
  • snarl
  • maelstrom
  • knot
  • litter
  • shuffle
  • medley
  • storm
  • hodgepodge
  • mishmash
  • miscellany
  • morass
  • motley
  • bollix

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • order
  • system
  • method
  • plan
  • pattern
  • orderliness
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