də ba kəl
noun
1. a sudden collapse into disaster; downfall.
The stock market crash of 1929 caused an economic debacle.
2. a complete failure, often deserving ridicule; fiasco.
He was so nervous that his first concert was a debacle.
3. a torrent of rushing water or broken-up ice, as on a river; flood.
The poor animals were caught up in the debacle and drowned.