debacle
/dɪˈbɑ.kəl/ noun C2- An event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously, often with humiliating consequences.
- A breaking up of a natural dam, usually made of ice, by a river and the ensuing rush of water.
Plural debacles
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