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Debacles

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Debacles"

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Word	Definition
fiasconoun	A sudden or unexpected failure.
wallopingnoun	A series of wallops or blows; a beating.
drubbingnoun	A thorough defeat.
thrashingnoun	Action of the verb to thrash.
whippingnoun	(uncountable) A cooking technique in which air is incorporated into cream to produce whipped cream.
slaughternoun	(uncountable) The killing of animals, generally for food.
trouncingnoun	the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
catastrophesnoun	Any large and disastrous event of great significance.
disastersnoun	a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Wiley-Blackwell for the Overseas Development Institute.
fiascoesnoun	A sudden or unexpected failure.
failuresnoun	State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.
calamitiesnoun	The distress that results from some disaster.
crisesnoun	An unstable situation, in political, social, economic or military affairs, especially one involving an impending abrupt change.
blundersnoun	A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
disasternoun	An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment.
scandalsnoun	An incident or event that disgraces or damages the reputation of the persons or organization involved.
mishapsnoun	An accident, mistake, or problem.
disasterous	Misspelling of disastrous. [Of the nature of a disaster; calamitous.]
misfortunesnoun	(uncountable) Bad luck.
train wrecknoun	(figurative) A disaster, especially one which is large, chaotic, and readily seen by public observers.