DEBACLE (Noun)

Meaning- 1) A great disaster.

                       2) complete failure.

Mnemonic trick- The word debacle contains word bac. Bac sounds similar to back. If we get back or reappear or supplementary in our semester exam. It is a complete debacle of our semester’ s result.

Synonym- FIASCO, CALAMITY, CATASTROPHE

Uses-

•          The result of 2015 Delhi assembly elections was a total debacle for the ruling Bhartiya Janata party who lost completely.
•          Opposition is viewing demonetization as a debacle for Indian economy that was totally unexpected.
•          After the debacle of the author’ s first novel, he had difficulty getting another publisher to consider printing his next fictional story.
•          It makes me wonder that she has not learned anything from his debacle.