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debacle

Noun

∙ An event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously, often with humiliating consequences.
∙ A breaking up of a natural dam, usually made of ice, by a river and the ensuing rush of water. ecology

BABYLON ENGLISH
debacle n.
rout, defeat, collapse, devastation, havoc; stampede

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
debacle
debacle
\de*ba"cle\ (?), n. [f. débâcle, fr. débâcler to unbar, break loose; pref. dé- (prob. = l. dis) + bâcler to bolt, fr. l. baculum a stick.] (geol.) 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 débris.
debacle
\de*ba"cle\ (?), n. a sudden breaking up or breaking loose; a violent dispersion or disruption; impetuous rush; outburst.
debacle
n
1. a sudden and violent collapse [syn: fiasco]

2. flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer
3. a sound defeat [syn: thrashing, walloping, drubbing, slaughter, trouncing, whipping]

WORDNET 2.0
debacle
Noun
1. a sudden and violent collapse
(synonym) fiasco
(hypernym) collapse
2. flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer
(hypernym) flood, inundation, deluge, alluvion
3. a sound defeat
(synonym) thrashing, walloping, drubbing, slaughter, trouncing, whipping
(hypernym) defeat, licking

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Debacle
A débâcle is an event that turns out as a disaster. It is also the name of:, an album by the Violent FemmesLa Débâcle, a novel by Émile ZolaDebacle, a 2009 Nike SB skateboarding video
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

debacle

Noun

∙ An event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously, often with humiliating consequences.
∙ A breaking up of a natural dam, usually made of ice, by a river and the ensuing rush of water. ecology

BABYLON ENGLISH
debacle n.
rout, defeat, collapse, devastation, havoc; stampede

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
debacle
debacle
\de*ba"cle\ (?), n. [f. débâcle, fr. débâcler to unbar, break loose; pref. dé- (prob. = l. dis) + bâcler to bolt, fr. l. baculum a stick.] (geol.) 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 débris.
debacle
\de*ba"cle\ (?), n. a sudden breaking up or breaking loose; a violent dispersion or disruption; impetuous rush; outburst.
debacle
n
1. a sudden and violent collapse [syn: fiasco]

2. flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer
3. a sound defeat [syn: thrashing, walloping, drubbing, slaughter, trouncing, whipping]

WORDNET 2.0
debacle
Noun
1. a sudden and violent collapse
(synonym) fiasco
(hypernym) collapse
2. flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer
(hypernym) flood, inundation, deluge, alluvion
3. a sound defeat
(synonym) thrashing, walloping, drubbing, slaughter, trouncing, whipping
(hypernym) defeat, licking

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Debacle
A débâcle is an event that turns out as a disaster. It is also the name of:, an album by the Violent FemmesLa Débâcle, a novel by Émile ZolaDebacle, a 2009 Nike SB skateboarding video
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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