Question

Read this sentence from “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell:

After the debacle in Russia I left the country, for it was imprudent for an officer of the Czar to stay there.

What is the meaning of the word debacle in this sentence?

war
failure
celebration
success

Answer 1

it is 2, failure..debacle means failure or fiasco and he is basically saying that he left russia due to the failure or fiasco in russia.

Answer 2

The answer is B: failure

"After the failure in Russia I left the country...". The word debacle is a noun that means a complete failure, specially because of bad planning and organization. It is synonym for fiasco.

War - conflict; strife; combat

Celebration - party; festival, festivity

Success - victory; achievement; triumph