Debacle
noun
A big failure or disaster. Something has gone very wrong.
The launch of the new product was a complete debacle, with everything going wrong.
Often appears as...
- complete debacle
- total debacle
noun
A sudden fall or collapse. Things quickly getting out of control.
The stock market experienced a debacle when the news broke out.
Often appears as...
- economic debacle
- financial debacle
noun
A big failure or disaster. Something has gone very wrong.
The launch of the new product was a complete debacle, with everything going wrong.
Often appears as...
- complete debacle
- total debacle
noun
A sudden fall or collapse. Things quickly getting out of control.
The stock market experienced a debacle when the news broke out.
Often appears as...
- economic debacle
- financial debacle
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Large Scale
Use 'debacle' for events with significant negative impact, not small mistakes or everyday failures.
The festival was a debacle, leaving the city with massive debts.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Outcome
'Debacle' often implies an outcome worse than expected, not just a mere failure.
Her first performance turned out to be a debacle, far below the audience's expectations.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotionally Charged
The word carries a heavy emotional tone, reflecting frustration or disappointment.
After all our hard work, the project's cancellation felt like a total debacle.
Pro Tip 1/3Large Scale
Use 'debacle' for events with significant negative impact, not small mistakes or everyday failures.
The festival was a debacle, leaving the city with massive debts.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Outcome
'Debacle' often implies an outcome worse than expected, not just a mere failure.
Her first performance turned out to be a debacle, far below the audience's expectations.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotionally Charged
The word carries a heavy emotional tone, reflecting frustration or disappointment.
After all our hard work, the project's cancellation felt like a total debacle.
Pro Tip 1/3Large Scale
Use 'debacle' for events with significant negative impact, not small mistakes or everyday failures.
The festival was a debacle, leaving the city with massive debts.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Outcome
'Debacle' often implies an outcome worse than expected, not just a mere failure.
Her first performance turned out to be a debacle, far below the audience's expectations.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotionally Charged
The word carries a heavy emotional tone, reflecting frustration or disappointment.
After all our hard work, the project's cancellation felt like a total debacle.
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Video examples
History vs. Andrew...
Why, I've heard it said that he would fight at the drop of the hat and then drop the hat himself. I ask you, was such a man fit for the most distinguished office in the nation? Can we forget the debacle of his inauguration? Who ever heard of inviting a drunken mob into the White House?
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How to rob a bank (from...
and that if the appraisers refused to do so, they, the banks, would blacklist honest appraisers and refuse to use them. Now, we've seen this before in the savings and loan debacle, and we know that this kind of fraud
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Democracy is a design...
still problems with ballot design even after all these years since the butterfly ballot debacle one is splitting contest between two columns of a ballot when ballots are laid out this
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State Trooper Training PIPE...
thank you plated front center we are wising in cirno's we're gonna fix this debacle fix it down sorry sir
Video examples
History vs. Andrew...
Why, I've heard it said that he would fight at the drop of the hat and then drop the hat himself. I ask you, was such a man fit for the most distinguished office in the nation? Can we forget the debacle of his inauguration? Who ever heard of inviting a drunken mob into the White House?
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How to rob a bank (from...
and that if the appraisers refused to do so, they, the banks, would blacklist honest appraisers and refuse to use them. Now, we've seen this before in the savings and loan debacle, and we know that this kind of fraud
Video examples
Democracy is a design...
still problems with ballot design even after all these years since the butterfly ballot debacle one is splitting contest between two columns of a ballot when ballots are laid out this
Video examples
State Trooper Training PIPE...
thank you plated front center we are wising in cirno's we're gonna fix this debacle fix it down sorry sir
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Quote examples
Frank Rich
American Journalist
Of course most Americans don't know how A.I.G. brought the world's financial system to near-ruin or what credit-default swaps are. They may not even know what A.I.G. stands for. But Americans do make the connection between their fears about their own jobs and their broad understanding of the A.I.G. debacle.
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Amy Jo Martin
American Author
Just as we teach our children how to ride a bike, we need to teach them how to navigate social media and make the right moves that will help them. The physical world is similar to the virtual world in many cases. It's about being aware. We can prevent many debacles if we're educated.
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Milan Kundera
Czechoslovakian Writer
Mankind's true moral test, its fundamental test (which lies deeply buried from view), consists of its attitude towards those who are at its mercy: animals. And in this respect mankind has suffered a fundamental debacle, a debacle so fundamental that all others stem from it.
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Robert Kiyosaki
American Author
During the Enron debacle, it was workers who took the pounding, not bankers. Not only did Enron employees lose their jobs, many lost their retirement savings. That's because they were at the bottom of the investing food chain.
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Evan Bayh
American Politician
You just hope that we haven't soured an entire generation on the necessity, from time to time, of using force because Iraq has been such a debacle. That would be tragic because Iran is a grave threat.
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Anthony Fauci
American Scientist
For the first time, we have the genetic sequences of all three of the players in the global malaria debacle: the parasite, the anopheles mosquito and the human. It's a very important milestone.
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Viswanathan Anand
Indian Celebrity
I feel that schools and corporates should help the government in popularising sports in the country. Blaming the government for every sporting debacle will not be fair.
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Friedrich Durrenmatt
Swiss Author
A major power can afford a military debacle only when it looks like a political victory.
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Chuck Grassley
American Politician
Finding out exactly what went wrong is key toward preventing future debacles.
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Tiny Tim
American Musician
America lost its face with the debacle of the Vietnam War.
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Frank Rich
American Journalist
Of course most Americans don't know how A.I.G. brought the world's financial system to near-ruin or what credit-default swaps are. They may not even know what A.I.G. stands for. But Americans do make the connection between their fears about their own jobs and their broad understanding of the A.I.G. debacle.
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Amy Jo Martin
American Author
Just as we teach our children how to ride a bike, we need to teach them how to navigate social media and make the right moves that will help them. The physical world is similar to the virtual world in many cases. It's about being aware. We can prevent many debacles if we're educated.
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Milan Kundera
Czechoslovakian Writer
Mankind's true moral test, its fundamental test (which lies deeply buried from view), consists of its attitude towards those who are at its mercy: animals. And in this respect mankind has suffered a fundamental debacle, a debacle so fundamental that all others stem from it.
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Robert Kiyosaki
American Author
During the Enron debacle, it was workers who took the pounding, not bankers. Not only did Enron employees lose their jobs, many lost their retirement savings. That's because they were at the bottom of the investing food chain.
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Evan Bayh
American Politician
You just hope that we haven't soured an entire generation on the necessity, from time to time, of using force because Iraq has been such a debacle. That would be tragic because Iran is a grave threat.
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Anthony Fauci
American Scientist
For the first time, we have the genetic sequences of all three of the players in the global malaria debacle: the parasite, the anopheles mosquito and the human. It's a very important milestone.
Quote examples
Viswanathan Anand
Indian Celebrity
I feel that schools and corporates should help the government in popularising sports in the country. Blaming the government for every sporting debacle will not be fair.
Quote examples
Friedrich Durrenmatt
Swiss Author
A major power can afford a military debacle only when it looks like a political victory.
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Chuck Grassley
American Politician
Finding out exactly what went wrong is key toward preventing future debacles.
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Tiny Tim
American Musician
America lost its face with the debacle of the Vietnam War.
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