SAT vocabulary
Debacle
A sudden, total failure or collapse; a disastrous breakdown.
Example
"The logistics debacle left thousands of travelers stranded across three continents without luggage."
Etymology
From French débâcle ('disaster, unbarring'), from débâcler ('to unbar, break up ice').
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