debacle

1. N-COUNT A debacle is an event or attempt that is a complete failure. 彻底失败

People believed it was a privilege to die for your country, but after the debacle of the war they never felt the same again. 人们曾相信为国捐躯是一种荣幸，但是经过战争的彻底失败，他们再也不这样想了。