Meaning debacle
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debaclea sound defeat The Broncos are coming off their worst season in franchise history, a 4-12 debacle that included issues on and off the field. — Newsweek (Jan 9, 2011)
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debacle"disaster," 1848, from French débâcle "downfall, collapse, disaster" (17c.), a figurative use, literally "breaking up (of ice on a river)," extended to the violent flood [..]
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debacleBreakup of river ice, usually occurring in the springtime in the Northern Hemisphere. See also breakup.
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debacle(n) a sudden and violent collapse(n) flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer(n) a sound defeat
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debacle
An event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously, often with humiliating consequences.
* '''1952''', , translated by Boaz Cohen, '''' ,
*: The event proved to be a great debacle for the [..]
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