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debacle
Definitions
(Noun) a mishap, disasterUsage: the mishap turned into a debacle.
(Noun) A mix-up and confusion over a simple situation that should not have happened.
Usage: I ran into a debacle at the bank this morning.
(Noun) A fiasco, a disaster, a BIG, BIG, BIG mishap or confusion.
Usage: The 1942 Dieppe Raid, where 6,000 Allied soldiers were captured or killed in six hours, was a debacle.
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