ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary Builder›Words›D›debacle
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debacle
a sudden, humiliating failure or collapse
Synonyms
- disaster
- fiasco
- catastrophe
Antonyms
- success
- triumph
debacle in a sentence
The team's poor planning turned the championship game into a complete debacle.
The school play turned into a debacle when the lead actor forgot every line and the curtain fell too early.
Where it comes from
From French débâcle 'a breaking up, collapse'
Memory hook
DEBACLE — think 'the back' fell out of the plan, and everything collapsed.
Read it in context
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