debacle
David Blaine's underwater stunt turned into a debacle when he lost consciousness and began having convulsions.
debacle - (noun) a disastrous failure
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abide abnegate abound abrogate abscond acclaim acclimate accost acquiesce adamant addle admonish adulation advocacy aesthetic affirm affluent affront allegation allege allegedly allot allude altercation altruistic amass ameliorate amiable amorous anathema antic antipathy aphorism apoplectic apprehend apprise appropriation apt arbitrary arcane ardent ascribe aspersion assert assertion assiduously astute attain august auspicious avidity avocation avow awe baffle bagatelle bawdy beatific beguile belligerent benefactor bereft beseech blatant boast bowdlerize brazen burqa calamity campaign candid candidly cavort censorious censure characterization chastise circumspect circumvent cite clandestine cognizant collaborate collaboration colleague comely commemorate compunction concede conciliate condemn conduit confound conjecture conscientious consummate contend contention contentious contrite contrition coquettish corroborate coterie counterintuitive credible cull cult cunning cupidity curtail dearth debacle decadent decry deduce deem defamatory definitively delegate deleterious demur denizen denounce deployment derogatory destitute deter devastation diatribe dictate disclose disconcert disheartening disparage dispel disseminate diva divulge doctor dogma douse draconian ecstatic eerie effect effectuate elucidate emaciated embezzle emblem endeavor enduring engender enhance enigmatic ensemble entice entreat enumerate envisage epistle epithet equivocal erratic ersatz erstwhile erudition eschew espouse espy euphemism excoriate execrable exhort expatriate explicate explicit extemporize extol exuberant fabricate fabricated facilitate facsimile fallacious fallacy feckless felicitations fervor fetching fiasco finesse flair flamboyant flaunt folly foment formidable formulaic fracas frenetic futility gallivant gamut genocide germane glean glut graceless gratify grave guerrilla gyrate habitual haggle halcyon hale hallowed havoc hazard hearty hegemony hiatus homage humanitarian humble hypocrisy idiosyncrasy imagery imminent impeccable impel impertinent impetuously imply imprudent impugn inanely inaugural incorrigible incredulous incumbent incur indigent indignation indolence indulge ineptly infer inflammatory infraction injunction inordinate insinuate insular insuperable intensive intimate intransigent inundate invective irate karma keen lachrymose lambaste lapidary lavish linger lore maelstrom magnanimous malicious mandate maverick memorabilia mephistophelian mercurial meritorious mesmerize militia misconstrue misogynist missive mitigate mollify monopolize mordant mores mundane nadir nomadic notion notorious novice noxious nuptials obviate onslaught opine ostensible ostentatious pacifistic pander paradigm paragon paramount parlay paroxysm paucity pecuniary penchant penultimate penury perennial perpetrate perpetuate perspective perturb philanthropic physique picayune piety pinnacle plight polemic ponder pontificate populace posit potable precedent preclude predicament pregnant prevail prima donna proclivity procure prodigious proffer profligacy profound prognosticate prolific propitious proselytize prospective prowess pundit qualify quell query ramification realm rebuff reciprocate referendum refrain refute relegate remuneration render repercussion replete reprimand resolve respite resplendent retract retrospective revivify rhapsodic risque robust sabotage salacious salient sanction sanguine satiric satirical saunter scandalous scathing schism sedulous seethe sensibility sentiment sequester sever sobriquet solicitude specious speculation spurious stalwart stance steadfastly strife stupefy subsequent subsequently succinct succinctly succor summarily supersede supplant surreptitiously sustenance tenet tirade tranquil transitory transparent tumult ulterior umbrage uncomplimentary uncouth underscore unfeigned unflappable unwarranted utmost vacillate vanguard veracity vex vicissitude vigilante vilify vocation wax wield wily wrath wreak zealot zeitgeist
abide abnegate abound abrogate abscond acclaim acclimate accost acquiesce adamant addle admonish adulation advocacy aesthetic affirm affluent affront allegation allege allegedly allot allude altercation altruistic amass ameliorate amiable amorous anathema antic antipathy aphorism apoplectic apprehend apprise appropriation apt arbitrary arcane ardent ascribe aspersion assert assertion assiduously astute attain august auspicious avidity avocation avow awe baffle bagatelle bawdy beatific beguile belligerent benefactor bereft beseech blatant boast bowdlerize brazen burqa calamity campaign candid candidly cavort censorious censure characterization chastise circumspect circumvent cite clandestine cognizant collaborate collaboration colleague comely commemorate compunction concede conciliate condemn conduit confound conjecture conscientious consummate contend contention contentious contrite contrition coquettish corroborate coterie counterintuitive credible cull cult cunning cupidity curtail dearth debacle decadent decry deduce deem defamatory definitively delegate deleterious demur denizen denounce deployment derogatory destitute deter devastation diatribe dictate disclose disconcert disheartening disparage dispel disseminate diva divulge doctor dogma douse draconian ecstatic eerie effect effectuate elucidate emaciated embezzle emblem endeavor enduring engender enhance enigmatic ensemble entice entreat enumerate envisage epistle epithet equivocal erratic ersatz erstwhile erudition eschew espouse espy euphemism excoriate execrable exhort expatriate explicate explicit extemporize extol exuberant fabricate fabricated facilitate facsimile fallacious fallacy feckless felicitations fervor fetching fiasco finesse flair flamboyant flaunt folly foment formidable formulaic fracas frenetic futility gallivant gamut genocide germane glean glut graceless gratify grave guerrilla gyrate habitual haggle halcyon hale hallowed havoc hazard hearty hegemony hiatus homage humanitarian humble hypocrisy idiosyncrasy imagery imminent impeccable impel impertinent impetuously imply imprudent impugn inanely inaugural incorrigible incredulous incumbent incur indigent indignation indolence indulge ineptly infer inflammatory infraction injunction inordinate insinuate insular insuperable intensive intimate intransigent inundate invective irate karma keen lachrymose lambaste lapidary lavish linger lore maelstrom magnanimous malicious mandate maverick memorabilia mephistophelian mercurial meritorious mesmerize militia misconstrue misogynist missive mitigate mollify monopolize mordant mores mundane nadir nomadic notion notorious novice noxious nuptials obviate onslaught opine ostensible ostentatious pacifistic pander paradigm paragon paramount parlay paroxysm paucity pecuniary penchant penultimate penury perennial perpetrate perpetuate perspective perturb philanthropic physique picayune piety pinnacle plight polemic ponder pontificate populace posit potable precedent preclude predicament pregnant prevail prima donna proclivity procure prodigious proffer profligacy profound prognosticate prolific propitious proselytize prospective prowess pundit qualify quell query ramification realm rebuff reciprocate referendum refrain refute relegate remuneration render repercussion replete reprimand resolve respite resplendent retract retrospective revivify rhapsodic risque robust sabotage salacious salient sanction sanguine satiric satirical saunter scandalous scathing schism sedulous seethe sensibility sentiment sequester sever sobriquet solicitude specious speculation spurious stalwart stance steadfastly strife stupefy subsequent subsequently succinct succinctly succor summarily supersede supplant surreptitiously sustenance tenet tirade tranquil transitory transparent tumult ulterior umbrage uncomplimentary uncouth underscore unfeigned unflappable unwarranted utmost vacillate vanguard veracity vex vicissitude vigilante vilify vocation wax wield wily wrath wreak zealot zeitgeist