debacle

IPA: dʌbˈɑkʌɫ

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.

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.
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.