ALL meanings of debacle
de·ba·cle
D d - countable noun debacle A debacle is an event or attempt that is a complete failure. 3
- noun debacle a sudden disastrous collapse or defeat, esp one involving a disorderly retreat; rout 3
- noun debacle the breaking up of ice in a river during spring or summer, often causing flooding 3
- noun debacle a violent rush of water carrying along debris 3
- noun debacle a breaking up of ice in a river, etc. 3
- noun debacle a rush of debris-filled waters 3
- noun debacle an overwhelming defeat or rout 3
- noun debacle a total, often ludicrous, collapse or failure 3
- noun debacle disastrous failure, fiasco 1
- noun debacle A sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco. 1
- noun debacle a general breakup or dispersion; sudden downfall or rout: The revolution ended in a debacle. 1
- noun debacle a complete collapse or failure. 1
- noun debacle a breaking up of ice in a river. Compare embacle. 1
- noun debacle a violent rush of waters or ice. 1
- noun debacle An event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously, often with humiliating consequences. 0
- noun debacle (ecology) A breaking up of a natural dam, usually made of ice, by a river and the ensuing rush of water. 0