Example Sentences:

Ramayana:  Ravana’s plan to burn Hanuman’s tail turned out to be a debacle – his own city ended up burned, and Hanuman escaped unhurt and victorious.

Mahabharata:  Due to the intervention of the Gandharvas, Duryodhana’s scheme to exhibit his wealth before the exiled Pandavas ended up in a debacle.

Bhagavad-gita:  In the Gita’s first chapter, Duryodhana declares that many of his warriors are equal to Arjuna, possibly to counter any demoralization they may feel on remembering the debacle they had recently in the Virat battle at the hands of Arjuna.