Debacle and Shambles

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

Shambles

Shambles noun - A dirty or messy place.
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Debacle and shambles are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Debacle" instead a noun "Shambles".

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  • Literature / The Prisoner of Zenda Kim Newman's novel The Hound of the D'Urbervilles borrows several characters and situations from The Prisoner of Zenda, especially in "A Shambles in Belgravia", which tosses Irene Adler into the Ruritanian succession debacle.
    Source: Literature / The Prisoner of Zenda
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