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debacle

noun

variants: also débâcle

Synonyms and Antonyms of debacle

1 a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction

the financial debacle that was the stock market crash of 1929

Synonyms of debacle

apocalypse, calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy

Words Related to debacle

bloodbath, collapse, crash, meltdown

Armageddon, doomsday, end-time

convulsion, paroxysm, upheaval

accident, casualty, fatality

misadventure, mischance, misfortune, mishap

blast, blow, double whammy, one-two (or one-two punch)

Near Antonyms of debacle

godsend, manna, windfall

2 something that has failed

the movie, which some had predicted would be a blockbuster, turned out to be the summer's biggest debacle at the multiplexes

Synonyms of debacle

bomb, bummer, bust, catastrophe, clinker, clunker, disaster, dud, failure, fiasco, fizzle, flop, frost, lemon, loser, miss, shipwreck, turkey, washout

Words Related to debacle

also-ran, disappointment, dog, has-been, near miss

botch, hash, mess, muddle, shambles

Near Antonyms of debacle

corker, crackerjack (also crackajack), dandy, jim-dandy, phenomenon

Antonyms of debacle

blockbuster, hit, smash, success, winner

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