waterloo

• Sustantivo que designa una derrota final y decisiva, o un fracaso total y catastrófico; se usa a menudo de forma metafórica para referirse a una situación en la que alguien o algo es vencido o fracasa por completo.

A noun referring to a final, decisive, and crushing defeat, often used metaphorically to describe a situation where someone or something is overcome or fails completely.

1. Final crushing defeatC1formal

   A decisive and final defeat, often in a competition or struggle.

   derrota definitiva

   • The election was his political waterloo.
   • The team met their waterloo in the championship final.
   • The company's waterloo came when the market crashed.

   Sinónimoscollapsedebacledefeatdisasterdownfallfailurefiascoroutruintrouncing

   Antónimossuccesstriumphvictory