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 |