English noun: debacle | |||
1. | debacle (event) a sudden and violent collapse | ||
Synonyms | fiasco | ||
Broader (hypernym) | collapse | ||
2. | debacle (phenomenon) flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alluvion, deluge, flood, inundation | ||
3. | debacle (event) a sound defeat | ||
Synonyms | drubbing, slaughter, thrashing, trouncing, walloping, whipping | ||
Broader (hypernym) | defeat, licking | ||