An event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously, often with humiliating consequences.
A breaking up of a natural dam, usually made of ice, by a river and the ensuing rush of water.
A disaster, especially one which is large in scale and readily seen by public observers.
The aftermath of a train crash.
Someone (especially a woman) who is unbalanced and considered a mess, a disaster, one who is suffering personal ruin.
To ruin utterly and catastrophically, to cause to end in disaster.