debakl

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from French débâcle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɛbakl̩]

Noun

debakl m inan

1. debacle crushing defeat (event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously)

   Voliči dali vinu za tento debakl republikánům. ― Voters imputed blame for the defeat to the Republicans.

Declension

Declension of debakl (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	debakl	debakly
genitive	debaklu	debaklů
dative	debaklu	debaklům
accusative	debakl	debakly
vocative	debakle	debakly
locative	debaklu	debaklech
instrumental	debaklem	debakly

See also

• fiasko
• katastrofa
• průšvih
• průser
• selhání
• neúspěch

Further reading

• debakl in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• debakl in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989