debacle
1. [ noun ] a sudden and violent collapse
Synonyms: fiasco
Related terms: collapse
2. [ noun ] (geology) flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer
Related terms: flood
3. [ noun ] a sound defeat
Synonyms: slaughter walloping drubbing trouncing whipping thrashing
Related terms: defeat bat worst wallop
Similar spelling:   Depasquale