🇬🇧 Debacle meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A debacle is when something goes so wrong that it turns into a huge, funny-or-terrible mess instead of what people were hoping for, like when a big plan completely falls apart and nothing works the way it was supposed to.

The science experiment was a debacle when my volcano erupted sideways and splashed the principal’s new shoes.

My bedtime haircut idea was a total debacle; I woke up looking like a confused pineapple.

The magic show was a debacle after the magician couldn’t find the rabbit, but did find his missing socks.

Trying to teach my cat to fetch was a complete debacle; he just stared at me like I’d lost my last brain cell.

My attempt at a cool skateboard trick was a debacle; I invented a new move called Falling In All Directions.

The picnic became a debacle when rain and wind blew the tents away. Plates flew, cakes smashed; the brief debacle left friends slipping in mud. Laughter tried to fight the debacle as the small debacle ruined shirts and drowned phones. In the end, they hugged under a small awning, calling the day a funny debacle.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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