waterloo

noun

Stress: third syllable

Syllables: Wa-ter-loo (3)

English Definition

A decisive defeat or a place of final defeat (referring to the Battle of Waterloo).

Example Sentence

This project proved to be his Waterloo.

US IPA /ˌwɔːtərˈluː/
UK IPA /ˌwɔːtəˈluː/