debacle
— Noun
– English
~ flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer
debacle
— Noun
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~ a sudden and violent collapse
debar
— Verb
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~ prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
debar
— Verb
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~ bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
debar
— Verb
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~ prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club"
debark
— Verb
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~ go ashore; "The passengers disembarked at Southampton"
debarkation
— Noun
– English
~ the act of passengers and crew getting off of a ship or aircraft
debarment
— Noun
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~ the state of being debarred (excluded from enjoying certain possessions or rights or practices)
debarment
— Noun
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~ the act of prevention by legal means; "they achieved his debarment from holding public office"
debase
— Verb
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~ lower in value by increasing the base-metal content
debase
— Verb
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~ corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"
debase
— Verb
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~ corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
debased
— Adjective
– English
~ mixed with impurities
debased
— Adjective
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~ ruined in character or quality
debased
— Adjective
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~ lowered in value; "the dollar is low"; "a debased currency"
debasement
— Noun
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~ changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
debasement
— Noun
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~ being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating
debaser
— Noun
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~ a person who lowers the quality or character or value (as by adding cheaper metal to coins)
debasing
— Adjective
– English
~ used of conduct; characterized by dishonor
debatable
— Adjective
– English
~ open to doubt or debate; "If you ever get married, which seems to be extremely problematic"