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kəl, -ˈbæk noun
1.
a general breakup or dispersion; sudden downfall or rout: The revolution ended in a debacle.
2.
a complete collapse or failure.
3.
a breaking up of ice in a river. Compare embacle.
4.
a violent rush of waters or ice.
Origin:
1795–1805; < French débâcle, derivative of débâcler to unbar, clear, equivalent to dé- dis-1 + bâcler to bar ≪ Latin baculum stick, rod
1795–1805; < French débâcle, derivative of débâcler to unbar, clear, equivalent to dé- dis-1 + bâcler to bar ≪ Latin baculum stick, rod
Synonyms
2. disaster, ruin, fiasco, catastrophe, calamity.
2. disaster, ruin, fiasco, catastrophe, calamity.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a sudden disastrous collapse or defeat, esp one involving a disorderly retreat; rout |
| 2. | the breaking up of ice in a river during spring or summer, often causing flooding |
| 3. | a violent rush of water carrying along debris |
| [C19: from French débâcle, from Old French desbacler to unbolt, ultimately from Latin baculum rod, staff] | |
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Word Origin & History
debacle
"disaster," 1848, fig. use of Fr. débâcle "breaking up of ice on a river," extended to the violent flood that follows when the river ice melts in spring, from débâcler "to free," from M.Fr. desbacler "to unbar," from des- "off" + bacler "to bar," from V.L. *bacculare, from L.
baculum "stick." Sense of "disaster" was present in Fr. before Eng. borrowed the word.
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