débâcle

/deɪˈbɑːk(ə)l//deɪˈbɑːklə/

A form of debacle — An event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously, often with humiliating consequences.

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Meanings

noundébâcle (plural débâcles)

plural débâcles

  1. alternativeAlternative form of debacle.

    The Falklands-Malvinas débâcle provided the opportunity to restructure the military High Command; Alfonsín removed anti-democratic senior officers and replaced them with more co-operative ones.

    2002, Jacqueline West, South America, Central America and the Caribbean 2002, Routledge,, →ISBN, page 68

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with débâcle

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APA

débâcle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/d%C3%A9b%C3%A2cle

MLA

“débâcle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/d%C3%A9b%C3%A2cle. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “débâcle,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/d%C3%A9b%C3%A2cle.

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