fouillis — meaning in English

English meaning

• mess noun A dirty, untidy, or disorganized state of things; also, a difficult or awkward situation.
• shambles noun A scene of complete disorder, mess, or chaos.

Senses

fouillis is used for these senses in English:

• mess a thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation
• shambles (countable, uncountable) A scene of great disorder or ruin.

mess — full definition

1. noun A dirty, untidy, or disorganized state of things; also, a difficult or awkward situation.
2. noun A dining area or group of people, especially in the military, who eat meals together.
3. verb To mess with/around: to interfere, fool around, or handle something carelessly.
4. verb To make dirty or untidy.

shambles — full definition

1. noun A scene of complete disorder, mess, or chaos.
2. noun Historically, a butcher's shop or slaughterhouse (now rare/archaic).

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