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debacle
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debacle
(noun)
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debacle
/di
ˈ
bɑːkəl/
Brit
/deɪ
ˈ
bɑːkəl/
noun
plural
debacles
debacle
/di
ˈ
bɑːkəl/
Brit
/deɪ
ˈ
bɑːkəl/
noun
plural
debacles
Learner's definition of DEBACLE
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count
]
:
a great disaster or complete failure
After the
debacle
of his first novel, he had trouble getting a publisher for his next book.
a military
debacle
an economic
debacle
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