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What is a debacle?

What is a debacle? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. An event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously, often with humiliating consequences. [from early 19th c.]
  2. (ecology) A breaking up of a natural dam, usually made of ice, by a river and the ensuing rush of water.
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Canada benefitted greatly from the influx of draft dodgers during the Vietnam debacle.
American lawyers say that it is almost impossible to sue external auditors for the debacle.
They are not impartial and they fall disgracefully short of what is required following the worst debacle in agricultural history in this country.
The debacle at Gallipoli meant the war ministry in London needed a propaganda success.
He was part of that debacle two years ago and would like to lay that ghost to rest with a convincing victory this time round.
If there's one thing last fall's election debacle taught us, it's that people like to deal in absolutes.

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