Debacle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a sudden and violent collapse

flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪskɹˈæzɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/deɪbˈɑːkəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/deɪbˈɑːkəl/

2 syllables Say it as /dɪskɹˈæzɪk/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

whipping fiasco walloping slaughter trouncing thrashing drubbing

Word Forms

thrash	verb	beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
wallop	verb	defeat soundly and utterly
drub	verb	beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
trounce	verb	come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
whip	verb	defeat thoroughly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Debakel

ein plötzlicher und heftiger Zusammenbruch

🇫🇷French

débâcle

un effondrement soudain et violent

🇵🇹Portuguese

desastre

um colapso repentino e violento

🇷🇺Russian

фиаско

внезапный и сильный коллапс

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पराजय

अचानक और हिंसक पतन

🇧🇩Bengali

পরাজয়

একটি আকস্মিক এবং হিংস্র পতন

🇮🇳Tamil

தோல்வி

திடீர் மற்றும் வன்முறை சரிவு

🇮🇳Telugu

పరాజయం

ఆకస్మిక మరియు హింసాత్మక పతనం

🇮🇳Marathi

पराभव

अचानक आणि हिंसक कोसळणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

હાર

અચાનક અને હિંસક પતન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೋಲು

ಹಠಾತ್ ಮತ್ತು ಹಿಂಸಾತ್ಮಕ ಕುಸಿತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരാജയം

പെട്ടെന്നുള്ളതും അക്രമാസക്തവുമായ തകർച്ച

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਾਰ

ਇੱਕ ਅਚਾਨਕ ਅਤੇ ਹਿੰਸਕ ਢਹਿ

🇵🇰Urdu

شکست

اچانک اور پرتشدد تباہی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

崩溃

突然而猛烈的崩溃

🇯🇵Japanese

大失敗

突然の激しい崩壊

🇰🇷Korean

와해

갑작스럽고 폭력적인 붕괴

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự thất bại

sự sụp đổ đột ngột và dữ dội

🇹🇭Thai

น้ำท่วม

การล่มสลายอย่างกะทันหันและรุนแรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

bencana

keruntuhan yang tiba-tiba dan hebat

🇵🇭Filipino

kapahamakan

isang biglaang at marahas na pagbagsak

🇲🇾Malay

bencana

keruntuhan secara tiba-tiba dan ganas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كارثة

انهيار مفاجئ وعنيف

🇮🇷Persian

تخریب

سقوط ناگهانی و شدید

🇹🇷Turkish

fiyasko

ani ve şiddetli bir çöküş

🇮🇱Hebrew

תקלה

קריסה פתאומית ואלימה

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