Definition of debacle Debacle
/dʌbɑˈkʌl/ - [dubakul] - de•ba•cle
We found 9 definitions of debacle from 6 different sources.
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What does debacle mean?
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NounPlural: debacles |
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| debacle - a sudden and violent collapse | ||
| fiasco | ||
| debacle - flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer | ||
| debacle - a sound defeat | ||
| thrashing, walloping, drubbing, slaughter, trouncing, whipping | ||
| defeat, licking an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking" | ||
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- debacle (Noun)
An event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously, often with humiliating consequences. - debacle (Noun)
A breaking up of a natural dam, usually made of ice, by a river and the ensuing rush of water.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- debacle (n.)
A breaking or bursting forth; a violent rush or flood of waters which breaks down opposing barriers, and hurls forward and disperses blocks of stone and other debris.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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debacle
A total, often ludicrous failure.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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debacle
de-bak′l, n. a breaking up of ice on a river: (geol.) a sudden flood of water leaving its path strewed with debris. [Fr. débâcle; de, and bâcler, to bar—L. baculus, a stick.]
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🔤- debacle, noun, singular of debacles.
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