debacle in English dictionary

  • debacle

    Meanings and definitions of "debacle"

    • Alternative form of debacle.
    • noun
      An event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously, often with humiliating consequences.
    • noun
      (ecology)
      A breaking up of a natural dam, usually made of ice, by a river and the ensuing rush of water.
    • A total, often ludicrous failure.
    • noun
      a sound defeat
    • noun
      a sudden and violent collapse
    • noun
      flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer

    Synonyms of "debacle" in English dictionary

    flood, deluge, defeat are the top synonyms of "debacle" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of debacle

    • débâcle ( plural  débâcles)
    • debacle (plural debacles)

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