| NOUN | event | debacle, fiasco | a sudden and violent collapse |
|---|---|---|---|
| phenomenon | debacle | flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer | |
| event | debacle, thrashing, walloping, drubbing, slaughter, trouncing, whipping | a sound defeat |
| Sounds | dahbaa'kahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | A sudden and violent collapse. | |
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| Synonym | fiasco | |
| Broader | collapse | A natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in |
| Spanish | debacle, fiasco, fracaso | |
| Catalan | fiasco, fracàs, ruïna | |
| Meaning | flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | flood, inundation, deluge, alluvion | The rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land |
| Meaning | A sound defeat. | |
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| Synonyms | thrashing, walloping, drubbing, slaughter, trouncing, whipping | |
| Broader | defeat, licking | An unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest / contest |
| Spanish | paliza, tunda | |
| Catalan | allisada, pallissa, panadera | |
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