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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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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.
DEBACLE definition: 1. a complete failure, especially because of bad planning and organization: 2. a complete failure…. Learn 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.
Jun 2, 2024 · The BP Prudhoe Bay debacle [the Prudhoe Bay oil spill] thus provides but the latest in a long line of reasons why leasing this region of the NPR-A is a bad idea. ( ecology ) A breaking up of a natural dam , usually made of ice , by a river and the ensuing rush of water.
noun. 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.
DEBACLE meaning: 1. a complete failure, especially because of bad planning and organization: 2. a complete failure…. Learn more.
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.
Definition of debacle noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
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.
