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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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DEBACLE definition: 1. a complete failure, especially because of bad planning and organization: 2. a complete failure…. Learn more.
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 meaning: 1. a complete failure, especially because of bad planning and organization: 2. a complete failure…. Learn 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.
Debacle definition: a general breakup or dispersion; sudden downfall or rout. See examples of DEBACLE used in a sentence.
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.
Definition of debacle noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and 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.
debacle meaning, definition, what is debacle: an event or situation that is a complete...: Learn more.
Debacle Definition. dĭ-bäkəl, -băkəl, dĕbə-kəl. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Filter. noun. An overwhelming defeat or rout. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A rush of debris-filled waters. Webster's New World. A breaking up of ice in a river, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
