debacle
(noun) [di-BAW-kahl, di-BAK-ahl, DEB-ah-kahl]1. a sudden and violent collapse
2. a total failure; fiasco: "Despite a weeks of preparation, Jim's nervousness and offensive attempts at humor turned the presentation into a debacle."
3. flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer
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