débâcle

Definitions of débâcle
  1. noun
    a sudden and violent collapse
    synonyms: désastre, échec
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    type of:
    tassement, écroulement
    a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
  2. noun
    a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
    synonyms: tassement, écroulement
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    types:
    tassement, écroulement
    the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it
    désastre, échec
    a sudden and violent collapse
    type of:
    happening, événement
    an event that happens
  3. noun
    an act that has disastrous consequences
    synonyms: désastre, fiasco
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    type of:
    destruction, dévastation, ravage
    the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
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