fiasco
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6.2
- noun
- /fiˈæskoʊ/
:
fracaso
- Her attempt to organize the event was a complete fiasco due to lack of planning.
- a military fiasco
There was a whole lip syncing fiasco on a Monday.
- There was a whole lip syncing fiasco on a Monday.
- He went because my funeral, he said, you know, it'll be a fiasco.
- Now we went in there then, you know, the, the, the invasion became related, a fiasco.
- We're in Newark, NJ because whole entire fiasco trying to obtain a hotel with the amount of people.
- Do you know who testified Underoath to the world during the Ukraine impeachment fiasco?
- What is what would you assess honestly, your participation in this sorry fiasco?
Examples
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The whole party could be in jeopardy if this fiasco leaks out.
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The new airport opening fiasco and the bird flu crisis are cases in point.
Academic text (2001) -
And the whole thing just was a fiasco, part of my life.
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So if you guys want to see that fiasco go down, just wait till later.
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And it does not take long before the invasion becomes a fiasco and a very public fiasco.
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At least, until they find out about this fiasco.
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Wayne came looking for you after your fiasco at the council meeting, and, uh, he found me.
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What was the point of the next night's concert, a fiasco to be sure?
Fiction book (2002) -
But after the fiasco with the angels, things had just gotten worse.
Fiction book (2001) -
The Bay of Pigs was a fiasco; Dallas, a disaster.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A sudden event that causes great damage, loss, or failure
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1.3
Not reaching what was planned or expected
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4.5
A complete failure of an event or plan
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8.2
An embarrassing mistake that many people see online
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8.5
A sudden complete failure that causes public embarrassment or big loss
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4.3
A project or event that does not succeed
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6.5
A problem that happens because of a big mistake and spoils plans
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5.1
A situation that is badly organized and full of mistakes
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7.7
A serious, embarrassing mistake often caused by confusion or poor planning
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9.9
A serious or embarrassing mistake that causes problems
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7.6
An embarrassing mistake that happens because of bad or careless work
2
5.8
A series of mistakes that cause funny, confusing problems
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8.2
Something that fails completely
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5.6
A big mistake that causes serious problems
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3.7
A situation that is a total failure causing big problems
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9.9
A situation made into a big mess by careless or bad actions
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9.9
A very serious mistake that causes big problems, often because someone was careless
A thing such as a film or product that fails badly with people
A project, event, or thing that fails very badly
A situation that is very messy and badly managed
In a state of complete confusion because of a mistake or bad planning
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Fiasco comes from Italian, where fiasco at first meant 'bottle'. One common story says that when a show failed people would throw bottles, so fiasco began to mean a complete, embarrassing failure.