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debacle
noun
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Divide 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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