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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
debacle /deɪˈbɑːk(ə)l/

▶noun an utter failure or disaster.

– origin C19: from Fr. débâcle, from débâcler ‘unleash’, from dé- ‘un-’ + bâcler ‘to bar’ (from L. baculum ‘staff’).

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