Bomb and Debacle

Bomb

Bomb noun - Something that has failed.

Usage example: her tell-all book was a bomb that landed on the remainder tables with a thud

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Debacle and bomb are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Debacle" instead a noun "Bomb".

Nearby Words: bombard, bombed, bombing, bomber

Debacle noun - Something that has failed.

Usage example: the movie, which some had predicted would be a blockbuster, turned out to be the summer's biggest debacle at the multiplexes

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Bomb and debacle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bomb" instead a noun "Debacle".

live	live bomb	live debacle
complete	complete bomb	complete debacle
small	small bomb	small debacle
massive	massive bomb	massive debacle
Other adjectives: big, dangerous, little, final, resulting.

After the Sputnik debacle, the US was desperately searching for ways to one-up the Soviets in the space race, and a proposal was made that an atomic bomb be detonated on the Moon!

Source: Deface of the Moon
Operation Crossroads, the first post-WWII nuclear weapons test at Bikini Atoll, was a serious debacle due to the second bomb in the test being set off under water.

Source: Nuclear Nasty

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