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Debacle

/deɪˈbɑː.kəl/

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

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noun
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

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

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