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noun
- 1. a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco: "the only man to reach double figures in the second-innings debacle"
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DEBACLE definition: 1. a complete failure, especially because of bad planning and organization: 2. a complete failure…. Learn more.
DEBACLE meaning: 1. a complete failure, especially because of bad planning and organization: 2. a complete failure…. Learn more.
1. a. : a great disaster. b. : a complete failure : fiasco. 2. : a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river. 3. : a violent disruption (as of an army) : rout. Did you know? The Origin of Debacle Is French. If you need an icebreaker in some social setting, why not recount the history of debacle?
debacle in British English. (deɪˈbɑːkəl , dɪ- ) noun. 1. a sudden disastrous collapse or defeat, esp one involving a disorderly retreat; rout. 2. the breaking up of ice in a river during spring or summer, often causing flooding. 3. a violent rush of water carrying along debris.
Use debacle to refer to a fiasco, disaster, or great failure. If several dogs run onto the field during the big baseball game, tripping players and chewing up the bases, you can call the whole event a debacle. Debacle is sometimes used to describe a military defeat. If your army retreats, that's one thing.
a general breakup or dispersion; sudden downfall or rout: The revolution ended in a debacle. a complete collapse or failure. Synonyms: calamity, catastrophe, fiasco, ruin, disaster. a breaking up of ice in a river. Compare embacle def.
Definition of debacle noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. (Military) a sudden disastrous collapse or defeat, esp one involving a disorderly retreat; rout. 2. (Environmental Science) the breaking up of ice in a river during spring or summer, often causing flooding. 3. (Environmental Science) a violent rush of water carrying along debris.
Debacle definition: A sudden, disastrous collapse, downfall, or defeat; a rout.
A debacle is an event or attempt that is a complete failure. [...] More. Synonyms of 'debacle' • disaster, catastrophe, fiasco [...] More. Examples of 'debacle' in a sentence. These examples have been automatically selected and may contain sensitive content that does not reflect the opinions or policies of Collins. Read more.
