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?

Respuesta :

Debacle: catastrophe, disaster, failure.

Explanation: the fact that he was an officer who couldn’t stay there hints that debacle means something bad happened like a catastrophe or disaster.