debacle

About 0.88 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun An event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously, often with humiliating consequences. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2. noun A breaking up of a natural dam, usually made of ice, by a river and the ensuing rush of water.

Similar words

fiasco walloping drubbing thrashing whipping slaughter trouncing calamity breakdown setback

Often followed by

of in at and was that with is on

Word family

debacles débâcle