The difference between Debacle and Omnishambles
When used as nouns, debacle means an event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously, often with humiliating consequences, whereas omnishambles means a situation that is bad or mismanaged in every way.
check bellow for the other definitions of Debacle and Omnishambles
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Debacle as a noun:
An event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously, often with humiliating consequences.
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Debacle as a noun (ecology):
A breaking up of a natural dam, usually made of ice, by a river and the ensuing rush of water.
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Omnishambles as a noun (UK, informal, chiefly, politics):
A situation that is bad or mismanaged in every way.
Examples:
"Between the car accident, the food poisoning and the lost keys, the holiday was an omnishambles."