What occasion do you use "debacle"?
I am not sure.
please give me expample sentences with explanations.
and do you also have a good idea to memorize it?
do you sometimes use it ?
and many thanks
2007-11-14 12:45:37 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
"The last meeting was a debacle." It means a farce, something that was so bad it can't be taken seriously . Yes, I use "debacle" occasionally, mostly in regards to the meetings where I work.
One other place I worked, we got Oracle software and that was a debacle. Oracle and debacle sort of sound the same, maybe you could remember it that way.
2007-11-14 12:49:52 · answer #1 · answered by Stimpy 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My pet mouse got loose, ran through the flour on the counter, which made the cat jump up and spill the cake mix all over the floor! It was a real debacle!
I don't think I have ever really said this in a conversation though!
...memorize it? hmmm...like detangled-tangled-up-mess is a debacle.
2007-11-14 12:50:47 · answer #2 · answered by wawawebis 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Yankees losing the ACLS to the Red Sox after being up 3 games to none was a real debacle.
2007-11-14 12:47:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A "debacle" is a word used to describe a gigantic mistake or error. You might find it in a sentence such as: Bush and Cheney's war on Iraq has turned out to be the biggest debacle in US history.
2007-11-14 12:49:54 · answer #4 · answered by Jolly 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
we had a failed computer system at work, they trained all the staff for 20 hours and used the program for 6 months before shutting it down because it had serious flaws. We refer to it as
The great QS debacle of 2004.
2007-11-14 12:48:44 · answer #5 · answered by Leizl 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Well isn't that quaint" Its a word used to explain something of unusual or peculiar charm. It can mean that something is strange in an amusing way or has an old fashioned charm to it. I do use this word however, it is not often these days that i am in a situation or place to find something quaint. I'm afraid that i do not have a phrase to help remember it either, i suppose if you practice using it in sentences and applying it in you day to day life then you shall have a better Chance of remembering what it means.
2016-05-23 05:05:05 · answer #6 · answered by diana 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The war in Iraq was supposed to be a walk in the park but its turned out to be a real debacle.
The Republicans on the supreme ct gave the 2000 election to Bush, his whole administration has been one nonstop debacle.
2007-11-14 12:48:54 · answer #7 · answered by jxt299 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Mohammad Ali fight was a complete debacle. I never use that word. It sounds better in a book than in real life.
2007-11-14 12:58:14 · answer #8 · answered by Bob H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The evil spector had derived a debacle plan to jeopardize the people of this fare city
2007-11-14 12:51:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the foul ball bartman tried to catch from alou only delayed the debacle to follow.
2007-11-14 12:48:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋