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Definitions for Debacle
[1] a general breakup or dispersion; sudden downfall or rout: The revolution ended in a debacle.
[2] a complete collapse or failure.
[3] a breaking up of ice in a river. Compare embacle.
[4] a violent rush of waters or ice.
[5] a sudden disastrous collapse or defeat, esp one involving a disorderly retreat; rout
[6] the breaking up of ice in a river during spring or summer, often causing flooding
[7] a violent rush of water carrying along debris
Words related to Debacle
breakdown, devastation, crash, disaster, wreck, drubbing, rout, fiasco, downfall, failure, reversal, defeat, beating, collapse, ruination, smash, ruin, licking, havoc, overthrow
Words nearby Debacle
deattribution, deauville, deave, deb, deb., debacle, debag, debakey, debanding, debar, debark
Origin of Debacle
1795–1805; < French débâcle, derivative of débâcler to unbar, clear, equivalent to dé- dis-1 + bâcler to bar ≪ Latin baculum stick, rod
Word origin for Debacle
C19: from French débâcle, from Old French desbacler to unbolt, ultimately from Latin baculum rod, staff
Synonyms for Debacle
beating, breakdown, collapse, crash, defeat, devastation, disaster, downfall, drubbing, failure, fiasco, reversal, rout, wreck, crack-up, dissolution, havoc, licking, overthrow, ruin, ruination, smash, trouncing, washout, blue ruin, defeasance, shellacking, smashup, vanquishment