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debacle
(d/eI/'b/A/k/@/l )

noun (n)

  • a sudden and violent collapse(noun.event)
    Synonym:
    fiasco
    source: wordnet30
  • flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer(noun.phenomenon)
    source: wordnet30
  • a sound defeat(noun.event)
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A sudden breaking up or breaking loose; a violent dispersion or disruption; impetuous rush; outburst.(noun)
    source: webster1913

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