debacle
nounDivide debacle into syllables:
de · ba · cle
How to pronounce debacle:
Definition of debacle:
- debacle (noun):
- a great disaster
- a sudden and violent collapse.
Synonyms for debacle:
apocalypse
calamity
catastrophe
collapse
crash
disaster
drubbing
fiasco
slaughter
thrashing
tragedy
trouncing
upheaval
walloping
whipping
Antonyms for debacle:
accomplishment
achievement
achiever
acquirement
acquisition
adequacy
advantage
attainment
belter
benefit
best seller
bestseller
betterment
big hit
blessing
blockbuster
boon
boost
box office success
box-office hit
box-office success
building
calm
chartbuster
conquest
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- liberate
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- inscription
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