Vocabulary
Debacle
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco.
Urdu meaning
شرمناک ناکامی، بھگڈر
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- This week, the argument over whether India faces a foreign policy debacle began in the Lok Sabha which debated the topic of `India`s strong, successful and decisive Operation Sindoor in response to the terrorist attack in Pahalgam`.
- In fact, the prime minister recently held a meeting to discuss the crisis, promising to approach the Saudi government to resolve the issue, while expressing his displeasure with the religious affairs ministry over the debacle.
- This country has been advocating dialogue, while India refuses to even play cricket in Pakistan, as the recent debacle over the Champions Trophy illustrated.
- The latest debacle in the Champions Trophy hosted by the country was disgraceful.
- In the wake of last month`s debacle, the prime minister ordered action against human smugglers and the officials involved in the racket.
Synonyms
fiasco, failure, catastrophe, disaster, disintegration, mess, wreck, ruin
Antonyms
blockbuster, hit, smash, success, winner
Curator example
“the only man to reach double figures in the second-innings debacle”
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