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- Dictionaryfiasco/fɪˈaskəʊ/
noun
- 1. a complete failure, especially a ludicrous or humiliating one: "his plans turned into a fiasco"
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FIASCO definition: 1. something planned that goes wrong and is a complete failure, usually in an embarrassing way: 2…. Learn more.
fi· as· co fē-ˈä- (ˌ)skō -ˈa- plural fiascoes also fiaschi fē-ˈä- (ˌ)skē. -ˈa- : bottle, flask. especially : a bulbous long-necked straw-covered bottle for wine. Synonyms. Noun (1) bomb. bummer. bust.
something planned that goes wrong and is a complete failure, usually in an embarrassing way: The show was a fiasco - one actor forgot his lines and another fell off the stage. Synonym. debacle. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. the fact of not being successful. failure Failure is not an option.
A fiasco is a disaster. It's not a natural disaster — like an earthquake or a volcano; a fiasco is usually the result of human failure.
Fiasco Definition. fē-ăskō. fiaschi, fiascoes, fiascos. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Filter. noun. fiascos. A complete failure; esp., an ambitious project that ends as a ridiculous failure. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
Fiasco definition: a complete and ignominious failure.. See examples of FIASCO used in a sentence.
If you describe an event or attempt to do something as a fiasco, you are emphasizing that it fails completely. The blame for the fiasco did not lie with him. American English : fiasco / fiˈæskoʊ /
noun. /fiˈæskəʊ/ (plural fiascos, North American English also fiascoes) (informal) something that does not succeed, often in a way that makes people feel embarrassed synonym disaster. The party was a complete fiasco. What a fiasco! After the fiasco over the brochures, I decided to take charge of the marketing. Topics Difficulty and failure c2.
a complete failure, especially one that embarrasses people: My last dinner party was a complete fiasco. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence. (Definition of fiasco from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
something that does not succeed, often in a way that causes embarrassment synonym disaster The party was a complete fiasco. What a fiasco!
