transcription, транскрипция: [ dē-ˈbä-kəl, di-, -ˈba-; ÷ˈde-bə-kəl ]
noun
also dé·bâ·cle also dā-ˈbäk(l ə )
Etymology: French débâcle, from débâcler to clear, from Middle French desbacler, from des- de- + bacler to block, perhaps from Vulgar Latin * bacculare, from Latin baculum staff
Date: 1802
1. : a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river
2. : a violent disruption (as of an army) : rout
3.
a. : a great disaster
b. : a complete failure : fiasco