Debacle
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /deɪˈbɑː.kəl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Debacle is a noun meaning (figurative) An event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously, often with humiliating consequences.
Meaning
(figurative) An event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously, often with humiliating consequences.
More Meanings
- (geology) A breaking up of a natural dam, usually made of ice, by a river and the ensuing rush of water.
Example Sentences
The event proved to be a great debacle for the partisans of this prognosticator.
The result is a military approach which maximizes political tensions with Russia […] and lays the ground for a military debacle.
For several months after the debacle just described, the river Dranse, having no settled channel, shifted its position continually […]
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.
Word Forms
- debacles
Synonyms for debacle
Depending on context, synonyms include fiasco, thrashing, whipping, slaughter, walloping, drubbing.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fiasco, walloping, drubbing, thrashing, whipping, slaughter.
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