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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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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.
The government has made A-levels ever easier in an attempt to disguise the debacle, but it has failed in that too.
They are not impartial and they fall disgracefully short of what is required following the worst debacle in agricultural history in this country.
Canada benefitted greatly from the influx of draft dodgers during the Vietnam debacle.
The debacle at Gallipoli meant the war ministry in London needed a propaganda success.
His staff are striving to find a form of words to allow him to express his regret without officially apologising for the debacle.

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