debacle
IPA: dʌbˈɑkʌɫ
noun
- An event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously, often with humiliating consequences.
- (ecology) A breaking up of a natural dam, usually made of ice, by a river and the ensuing rush of water.
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Examples of "debacle" in Sentences
- This is cause of the whole debacle.
- He is jumping in the middle of the debacle.
- The causes of the debacle are many and disputed.
- The Israeli Army were the initiators of this great debacle.
- The debacle at Antwerp marked the end of his military career.
- To say that this debacle was a debacle is a vast understatement.
- I share the concerns for the Good article debacle from the last RfA.
- Slashed the Newage misinformation out of the Celtic astrology debacle.
- The debacle caused an outrage both in the American military and public.
- In the aftermath of the Dublin Tribune debacle Browne was sacked as editor.
- The Ming expedition is regarded as the greatest military debacle of the dynasty.
- If this debacle is allowed to happen it will make the Jimmy Carter years look like paradise.
- Some experts predict that the only way out of the debacle is a huge settlement in which home-loan servicers modify the terms of billions of dollars of mortgages.
- Mr. Obama blamed the economy's weakness on the downturn in Europe, slow job growth and what he called the "debacle" of this past summer's debt ceiling negotiations.
- Adding another layer to the debacle is the fact that Genentech has only tested Avastin for breast cancer or lung cancer treatment at a dose double that prescribed for colon cancer.
- "Adding another layer to the debacle is the fact that Genentech has only tested Avastin for breast cancer or lung cancer treatment at a dose double that prescribed for colon cancer."
- The phrase "The Facebook Username debacle" is first used, and becomes the preferred sobriquet for the feature forevermore. 70% of commenters mention that "Facebook Username" can be abbreviated "FU", and each thinks he is the first to think of it.
- I'm using "that" as a replacement for "the dose," so the sentence could also read, "Adding another layer to the debacle is the fact that Genentech has only tested Avastin for breast cancer or lung cancer treatment at a dose double the dose prescribed for colon cancer."