Debacle
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
Hit
Hit noun - A person or thing that is successful.
Usage example: the new babysitter turned out to be a hit with the kids
Nearby Word: hitting
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Love Epiphany: Pierre is hit hard with the realisation that he loves Natasha when he's comforting her after the debacle with Anatole and her broken engagement; he declares that, if he were free from Hélène and the best man in the world, he'd propose to her without a thought.
Source: Literature / War and Peace -
While Champions Online goes through the same regular nerf and buff cycles as other MMORPGs, particularly notable was the Gadgeteering On-Next-Hit debacle.
Source: Nerf
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