debacles

Meanings

• a series of failures or mishaps

  - "The company's marketing debacles led to a significant loss in revenue."
  - "The debut of the new product was a debacle, with numerous technical issues causing delays and frustration for customers."

• an embarrassing or humiliating situation

  - "The politician's revelation of past financial difficulties was a debacle, damaging his reputation and credibility."
  - "The celebrity's public display of affection with their partner was a debacle, causing controversy and criticism from the media and the public."

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Synonyms

fiasco

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with debacles
debacle , procrasticate , complicate , obstruct , disrupt , impede , prevariate , evade , avoid , postpone

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. debacle, debacle (verb)
   

2. debacle, debark (verb)
   

3. debacle, debate (verb)
   

4. debacle, debenture (finance)
   

5. debacle, debilitate (verb)
   

6. debacle, debonair (adjective)
   

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Variants

List of all variants of debacles that leads to same result
debacle , debacles

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The word 'debacle' comes from the French word 'debacle', which means 'a crashing down or failure'. The word was first used in English in the late 19th century.

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Quotes

Quotes by authors and personalities

1. Savings themselves evaporate in the course of such a "debacle" and thus the very wherewithal for reversing and retrieving the situation is lost …

   - Jane Jacobs,{it}Cities and the Wealth of Nations{/it},1984

2. So what had been intended as an orderly hearing ended in a general "debacle", for as soon as Fray Domingo saw his protector dragged toward the exit door, he leaped at the guards and began pummeling them.

   - James A. Michener,{it}Texas{/it},1985

3. What a "debacle". Next thing he knew, one of the patients would turn up dead.

   - T. Coraghessan Boyle,{it}The Road to Wellville{/it},1993

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