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- DictionaryFi·as·co/fēˈaskō/
noun
- 1. a thing that is a complete failure, especially in a ludicrous or humiliating way: "his plans turned into a fiasco"
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.
FIASCO definition: 1. something planned that goes wrong and is a complete failure, usually in an embarrassing way: 2…. Learn more.
a complete and ignominious failure. Synonyms: bomb, flop, debacle, catastrophe, disaster. a round-bottomed glass flask for wine, especially Chianti, fitted with a woven, protective raffia basket that also enables the bottle to stand upright. fiasco. / fɪˈæskəʊ /.
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.
Noun. 1. fiasco - a sudden and violent collapse. debacle. collapse - a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in; "the roof is in danger of collapse"; "the collapse of the old star under its own gravity".
FIASCO meaning: 1. something planned that goes wrong and is a complete failure, usually in an embarrassing way: 2…. Learn more.
If you describe an event or attempt to do something as a fiasco, you are emphasizing that it fails completely.
a complete failure, especially one that embarrasses people: My last dinner party was a complete fiasco.
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. Word Origin. Definitions on the go.
1850–55; <Italian: literally, bottle <Germanic (see flask 1); sense “failure” from Italian phrase far fiasco to fail, literally, to make a bottle, idiom of uncertain origin Other words for fiasco
