What does debacle mean?

Definitions for debacle
dəˈbɑ kəl, -ˈbæk əl, deɪ-de·ba·cle

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. debacle, fiasconoun

    a sudden and violent collapse

  2. debaclenoun

    flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer

  3. thrashing, walloping, debacle, drubbing, slaughter, trouncing, whippingnoun

    a sound defeat

GCIDE

  1. Debaclenoun

    a complete and ludicrous failure; a rout, as of an army; a great disaster; a fiasco.

Wiktionary

  1. debaclenoun

    An event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously, often with humiliating consequences.

  2. debaclenoun

    A breaking up of a natural dam, usually made of ice, by a river and the ensuing rush of water.

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  1. debacle

    A debacle is a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco or a disaster. It refers to a situation or event that becomes shockingly worse than anticipated, often resulting in significant problems or failures.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Debaclenoun

    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

  2. Etymology: [F. dbcle, fr. dbcler to unbar, break loose; pref. d- (prob. = L. dis) + bcler to bolt, fr. L. baculum a stick.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. 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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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of debacle in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of debacle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of debacle in a Sentence

  1. Ann Patton:

    If Donald Trump was in office, we wouldn't be going through everything we're going through now. The economy would be booming. We wouldn't have had that debacle in Afghanistan. Donald Trump wouldn't have cut all the gas off, if Donald Trump was in office, I don't think we'd be going through half the things we're going through now.

  2. Jon Ossoff:

    Yesterday's election debacle lays bare the need to ensure a free and fair election for every Georgia voter, and our campaign will not stop working to achieve that goal.

  3. Lindsey Graham:

    If there’s a prosecution of Donald Trump for mishandling classified information after the (Hillary) Clinton debacle.

  4. Steve Schmidt:

    Every winning nominee and every winning presidential candidate walks many lonely miles through the valley of the shadow of political death -- and resiliency is the chief virtue required for victory, john McCain understood that, as did Barack Obama -- while going through the Rev. (Jeremiah) Wright debacle -- as did George W. Bush, after losing to John McCain in New Hampshire in 2000, and there are many other examples.

  5. Jim Risch:

    Congress has a vital oversight role to play with the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. To get to the bottom of what went wrong and prevent a similar tragedy from happening again, we must have administration officials testify, including Secretary Austin who has refused to come before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The debacle in Afghanistan is an interagency failure, and we must hear from all relevant officials in order to hold the right people accountable.

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