Synonym of a debacle

fiasco catastrophe disaster failure washout collapse defeat downfall rout ruin wreck disintegration mess overthrow trouncing bomb botch bummer bust clinker clunker dud fail fizzle flop foul-up frost hash lemon loser miss screw-up shipwreck turkey balls-up snafu beating breakdown crack-up crash defeasance devastation dissolution drubbing farce havoc licking misfortune reversal ruination shambles shellacking smash smashup vanquishment car crash blue ruin blunder let-down abortion nonsuccess damp squib dead loss miscarriage lead balloon misadventure loss no-hoper dead duck non-starter annihilation bungle calamity setback failing thrashing mishap massacre misstep frustration pasting embarrassment hammering hiding fall caning letdown demolition disappointment false step faux pas tragedy trimming undoing error foundering nonperformance implosion trashing waxing nonachievement conquest destruction blow whipping clobbering reverse discomfiture pounding going-over overwhelming defeat crushing defeat slaughter mistake subjugation triumph cropper misfiring mastery killing misfire whitewashing extermination downthrow repulse lacing scalping rebuff ambush paddling sinking ship count check insuccess trap KO break non-fulfilment vain attempt nonstarter also-ran plastering lump trainwreck bodge cockup whammy pig's ear non-achiever pig's breakfast whaling unsuccessfulness train wreck flash in the pan lack of success coming to nothing fizzling out non-success falling through dog flopperoo bellyflop fumble bungling fizzer no-go thumping battering walloping screwup anticlimax muck omnishambles muddle route blank downer rabble jalopy mauling junk reject drag old banger bringdown choker shit show piece of junk non-event omission rejection slip dumb thing to do thwarting fault breaking down mismanagement perversion oversight miscue underachiever has-been neglect want default defect delinquency underdog write-off nobody nonentity mischance aborting bankruptcy trouble spontaneous abortion still birth insufficiency lapse malfunction miscarriages interruption deadbeat down-and-outer flunkee underprivileged disadvantaged losel born loser stalemate two-time loser crumbling sore loser total loss buckling falling to pieces crumpling falling apart shutdown falling down falling depression landslide walkover romp disgrace descent decline vanquishing unseating end debasement declination demise deterioration degeneracy toppling declension degeneration ousting death devolution comedown Waterloo deposition decadence elimination comeuppance degradation nemesis eclipse flameout labefaction bane rack and ruin atrophy road to ruin loss of power doom loss of status loss of prosperity rupture stoppage checkmate folding decay inadequacy deficiency deficit incompetent termination no one liquidation insolvency castaway unsuccess halt cessation slump disruption saddo disorganization seizure disorganisation non-function nonevent negligence misprision dereliction unsuccessful person unsuccessful challenger unsuccessful candidate defeated player nonfeasance stumble capitulation impecuniousness pennilessness penury beggary administration indebtedness pauperdom receivership disillusionment fall from grace financial ruin good-for-nothing box-office bomb dissatisfaction dismay disgruntlement derelict bum defaulter loafer nonperformer beat discouragement balk chagrin down black sheep no-good might-have-been ne'er-do-well moocher outcast pariah baulk castoff leper offscouring undesirable humbling belittlement demotion humiliation mortification downgrading dropout alien exile bitter pill closure loss of face lowering reality check pratfall dive reduction social outcast sinking closing shutting down close-down going under winding up

catastrophe tragedy calamity disaster cataclysm apocalypse blow misfortune mishap adversity tribulation misadventure affliction accident trouble setback mischance reverse trial failure hardship contretemps bad news bad luck casualty disappointment woe misery upheaval distress bad break problem disadvantage crisis burden hard luck cross harm crunch annoyance infelicity shock ill difficulty whammy collapse loss scourge anxiety discomfort dole car crash ruin unpleasantness inconvenience emergency nuisance crash visitation devastation blight fiasco ill luck bummer meltdown tough luck rotten luck haplessness unluck worry unluckiness hot water ill fortune holocaust bale upset havoc mishanter waterloo knock reversal drama exigency reverse of fortune stroke of bad luck dire straits ruination unfortunateness grief untowardness predicament dilemma wreck plight mess abyss curtains quandary quagmire mire trauma conundrum turmoil hassle bind disturbance pickle complication imbroglio entanglement jam perplexity sorrow issue shambles hell muddle the worst horror depression reversal of fortune infliction wretchedness tight corner critical situation sticky situation spot of bother hell on earth unfortunate situation tight spot hard times sorry condition no-win situation awkward situation train wreck problematic situation tricky situation tight situation sad state difficult situation doom struggle bad thing convulsion suffering slip desolation unfortunate incident extremity commotion downer pain letdown heartbreak impasse comedown pinch chaos disarray hole disorder strait sadness fix mishappening farce act of God travail unholy mess holy mess heavy blow double trouble stroke of ill luck big trouble hang-up worst-case scenario sad event deep water terrible thing dreadful thing awful thing hardshi contingency downfall evil botched situation nakba devastating blow flooding spectacle bad trot evil fortune evil chance miscalculation heartache discouragement ordeal fuss incident scene business tension circumstance occasion melodrama affair adventure row ill chance unpredictable outcome vexation drag pest fracas sensation thrill excitement blue ruin torment albatross to-do down dud tear-jerker buffet cross to bear bad experience vicissitude bane undoing stroke hazard flood fall injury unhappiness agony lapse error blunder humiliation curse lot dolor detriment damage shit show fell stroke rough situation wrong faux pas bother hitch tumult snag bombshell surprise jolt hard knocks bad fortune serious accident grievous blow frustration thunderbolt hurt boo-boo offense offence ill-treatment disservice prejudice persecution disgruntlement mischief straits disbenefit let-down rude awakening bolt from the blue body blow kick in the teeth bolt out of the blue knock-back source of distress stew pass tinderbox urgency pressure confusion scrape stress monstrosity situation embarrassment bomb shipwreck disorderliness messiness bust puzzle vicious circle hot potato rabbit hole torture anguish strain headache labor labour load plague toil test irritation grievance destitution despair deprivation need excruciation rack weight nightmare rigor travails care dolour rigour want grind chore oppression concern drain drudgery millstone dejection difficult task trials and tribulations penalty cost indigence privation encumbrance poverty danger drawback clutch penury despondency task destruction uphill exertion gloom zero hour asperity hardness dolefulness disquiet uphill battle melancholy ill-fortune malaise harassment job blues pain in the rear punishment pain in the backside hard work pain in the neck pain in the bum hard time pestilence head Dunkirk juncture crossroads conjuncture downside battle disease challenge minus austerity regret menace breaking point flash point awkwardness boiling point crunch time effort irritant strife mistake stack-up total crack-up pileup fender-bender smashup wrack-up crucible angst killer beast mortification sorriness tax beggary gauntlet lamentation bitter pill lack painfulness bear throe pang ill-luck tough break a jam deadweight bemoaning a scrape uphill struggle tough grind tall order a hole rue undesirable consequence a fix can of worms deploring tough assignment crux rainy day retribution vengeance deep trouble hindrance perdition squalor sordidness endeavor handicap heat worst case casus befalling bugbear difficulties demands worst outcome slog hopelessness imposition wronging impoverishment mourning bereavement remorse worst that could happen death rear ender cause for concern mournfulness double whammy hard knock baptism of fire worst possible outcome despite disfavor ache ticklish spot grindstone daily grind broken-heartedness long haul no picnic endeavour derangement outburst traumatization bête noire nemesis pressure cooker worst comes to worst hour of decision trying time decisive moment gantlet fire lament problems pains malice conflict bête noir perturbation dependency dependence desperate straits strenuousness laboriousness arduousness aggravation struggling pining calvary painful experience worriment uneasiness unconsolability fatal attraction forlornness disfavour unpleasant aspect cruelty ado repining purgatory bewailing mental suffering heaviness of heart lamenting disquietude twinge shame contamination rear-ender smash collision fluke disruption impairment soreness distraction lack of comfort despondence disheartenment despond unpleasant experience pollution hangup knot provocation nag thorn in the flesh nagging thorn in your side mental burden bafflement resignedness pessimism defeatism a stew barricade sweat deadlock a spot dead end a pickle badness incapacitation agitation corruption canker responsibility mildew cancer contagion fungus desperation nervousness fear disconsolateness onus infestation grieving rain blot on the landscape eyesore withering dump sight pretty undertaking work result toll sacrifice liability sickness crossroad pretty kettle of fish a bad situation squeeze panic stations bottleneck a plight a mess a sorry condition bewilderment mystification turning point choke point fine kettle of fish a predicament a tight corner a bind a difficult situation consequence forfeit charge calling function obligation mission duty exercise assignment ills neediness incubus forfeiture spot infirmity condition weakness impecuniousness impecuniosity trials consequences peril excess baggage hard row to hoe hard mountain to climb performance fatigue financial distress Herculean task extreme suffering price poison hurting jinx skids harsh conditions tough situation evil eye kiss of death

apocalypse cataclysm calamity catastrophe destruction devastation disaster havoc holocaust tragedy annihilation armageddon Armageddon carnage conflagration decimation doomsday eschaton Ragnarok end times Judgment Day day of reckoning end of the world misfortune ruin mishap misadventure affliction tribulation blow woe mischance reverse distress adversity nuclear holocaust accident trial ruination blight shock bale mishanter waterloo trouble crisis hardship judgement day contretemps setback Last Judgment whammy wreck collapse curtains Day of Judgment end of time car crash bad luck the worst fiasco upheaval scourge misery Final Judgment grief meltdown ill crash abyss bad news act of God reverse of fortune unholy mess holy mess day of judgment ragnarok World War III mutual assured destruction convulsion worst disturbance flooding crunch downfall evil wretchedness nakba visitation reversal of fortune devastating blow cross double trouble Apocalypse blue ruin stroke of bad luck showdown between good and evil final battle final battleground total annihilation vicissitude problem reversal difficulty sorrow disappointment agony injury struggle sadness unhappiness unluckiness knock pain bummer casualty emergency buffet exigency downer curse heartbreak lot dolor doom failure humiliation hazard bane undoing stroke flood upset fall farce slip harm depression heavy blow hard knocks grievous blow sad event bad fortune serious accident stroke of ill luck shit show fell stroke ill luck hot water rough situation hard luck desolation infliction bad thing

massacree car crash CF Charlie Foxtrot cluster foxtrot comedy of errors dysfunction fiasco FUBAR goat rope imbroglio omnishambles quagmire SNAFU trainwreck hairball perfect storm hot mess

blunder error fault gaffe mistake oversight slip boob clanger boo-boo howler inaccuracy slip-up bloomer blooper bobble botch brick clinker fiasco flub fluff fumble gaff goof impropriety indiscretion lapse miscue misstep screwup slipup stumble trip barry fail foul-up gaucherie boner bungle faux pas flub-up mix-up muff solecism thinko dumb move stupid mistake dumb thing to do miscalculation misjudgment misjudgement misunderstanding screw-up misinterpretation miss flaw defect omission misapprehension failure misreckoning bloop lapsus calami misjudging lapsus linguae false step slip of the tongue snafu erratum muddle fallacy misestimate miscount transgression mixup slip of the pen misestimation glitch underestimation mess overestimation inadvertence error of judgment literal misdeed breach of etiquette slight floater familiarity offence overvaluation undervaluation blow typo offense mishap false move confusion breach corrigendum goof-up crime fall peccadillo sin indecorum trespass poor judgment negligence typographical error botch-up misstatement mess-up delinquency accident delusion misconception misreading misconstruction aberration neglect absurdity pratfall misprint misdemeanour err felony misevaluation flop Freudian slip cockup wrong dereliction misconduct hash printing error bumble bug carelessness failing wrong impression false reading printing mistake barbarism gremlin deviation misdemeanor disregard laxity keying mistake typing error typesetting mistake keying error keyboarding error typesetting error keyboarding mistake typing mistake typographical mistake break wrongdoing preterition chasm overlooking overlook skip pretermission poor decision bad choice distortion malapropism whoops own goal slip up bad idea inadvertency flounder flummox bonehead play foulup mismanagement imprudence hesitation upset illusion wreck shambles improper act misapplication drop infelicity overestimate imperfection wrength shortcoming poor decision-making mishandling misfielding snag bozo eruption underestimate bodge wrong move lapse of etiquette social blunder colossal blunder muddle-up inattention tumble bad move bungling bas putting foot in mouth inappropriate behaviour social indiscretion unfaithfulness wrongness impreciseness unreliability blank blunder in etiquette poor choice default mispronunciation boo boo snarl-up piece of indecorum incongruity bad violation forgetfulness error of judgement self-defeating action cacology printer's error vice botched job dilemma complication failure to notice miscommunication hiccup small mistake misreading of the situation careless act upheaval difficulty trouble quandary neglectfulness foot in the mouth brain fart complexity emergency snarl encumbrance commotion intricacy struggle non-fulfilment slackness exception misdesign mispositioning misarrangement misalignment awkwardness involvement laxness misprision remissness wickedness folly mischief mischievousness disorder unforced error breakdown malfunction misuse abuse grammatical mistake misusage misbehaviour lack disorganization misconfiguration disarray disorganisation hastiness ingenuousness simple-mindedness excitability naivete unseemliness indiscreetness stupidity thoughtlessness unthinkingness misspeak crudeness misbehavior obstruction virus blip catch showstopper limitation poor configuration bad behaviour balls-up car crash wrong configuration poor layout foolish mistake dropping the ball

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