noun🔗ShareAn event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously, often with humiliating consequences."The school play was a complete debacle; the set collapsed, the lead actor forgot his lines, and the curtain got stuck. "disastereventoutcomesituationnegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA breaking up of a natural dam, usually made of ice, by a river and the ensuing rush of water."The sudden warm weather caused a debacle on the river, as the ice dam broke and flooded the nearby town. "disasternaturegeologyenvironmentweatherChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading