mare's nest

noun

Definition of mare's nestnext
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

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  1. hell
  2. havoc
  3. mess
  4. jumble
  5. chaos
  6. confusion
  7. snake pit
  8. disorder
Noun
  • Kelly: Basically said the hostages need to be freed or there's going to be hell to pay.
    NPR, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The paintings in part evoked those horrors; many of them, hell scenes by Hieronymus Bosch included, made cryptic political comment on the cruelties of their day.
    Teju Cole, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of hell
Noun
  • Given Udoka’s obsession with creating as much defensive havoc as possible, this makes sense.
    Kelly Iko, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Now, as billionaire Trump advisor Elon Musk continues to play havoc with crypto markets, fears have emerged China could have beaten Donald Trump and the U.S. to creating a bitcoin reserve.
    Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of havoc
Noun
  • Over the last month, the Rangers have been a mess at five-on-five — more than usual — and have had a bafflingly bad power play.
    Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Though the storm largely subsided by Tuesday morning, another weather system forecast is expected to spread a wintry mess from Texas to the East Coast later this week, which means people likely won't be able to put down the shovels anytime soon.
    Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of mess
Noun
  • Owners’ names now read like jumbles of computer code, retirement homes or rock bands: Silver Sage, Dream Homes, Blue Apple, P Fin VII, Wref II, 3xs2, Vivid, Straight Red Lines, TKJK, Jags Proper.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
  • Think of it instead as a Rube Goldberg machine, reimagining doodles as dense jumbles of steps and if-then rules.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024
Definition of jumble
Noun
  • In many cases, pet dogs, cats and other animals have been lost in the chaos or were left behind during evacuations.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The answer gets tricky Jan. 10, 2025 Friday’s developments added to the sense of chaos surrounding the devastating wildfires, which have destroyed portions of Pacific Palisades and Malibu as well as Altadena, an unincorporated area outside the city of Los Angeles, killing at least 13 people.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of chaos
Noun
  • There is probably a version of this story that centers on the grief and confusion Amy might feel about losing nearly a decade of her life.
    Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Jan. 2025
  • In the hours following the attack, the was some initial confusion about whether law enforcement was investigating it as a terrorist incident, as the New Orleans mayor and an FBI special agent gave contradicting answers.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of confusion
Noun
  • The film is imbued with a satirical tone that portrays Argentinian society as being a snake pit of corruption and violence.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 29 Aug. 2024
  • But as television has become more varied and ambitious across the streaming era, Curb has remained reliable in its formula, cataloguing the social improprieties and conversational snake pits that make up modern life.
    Larry Fitzmaurice, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024
Definition of snake pit
Noun
  • This finding has led researchers such as Christopher Walsh, the chief of the genetics and genomics division at Boston Children’s Hospital, to consider what other brain disorders might arise from somatic mutations.
    Jason Liebowitz, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
  • New studies show that young people are developing psychotic disorders.
    Joanna Allhands, Arizona Republic, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of disorder
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