fi·as·co
fē-ˈa-(ˌ)skō 
also
-ˈä-
plural fiascoes
: a complete failure
The critic called the film a fiasco.
… the total fiasco that was his personal life …—
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fi·as·co
fē-ˈä-(ˌ)skō
-ˈa-
-ˈa-
plural fiascoes also fiaschi
fē-ˈä-(ˌ)skē
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Synonyms
Examples of fiasco in a Sentence
Noun (1)
undaunted by his early fiascoes, he continued his experiments in rocketry
Recent Examples on the WebFrancesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 2 July 2024
The hosts talk about how Fanatics, scarred by the Nike-MLB uniform fiasco, went to extraordinary lengths to debut the jerseys with support from the sport’s biggest names.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 27 June 2024
After the Ticketmaster fiasco, two political science researchers at the University of Notre Dame started researching Swifties, and found that fans who had a personal experience with the issue of a lack of market competition tended to file reports with the Federal Trade Commission at higher rates.
—Chantelle Lee, TIME, 25 June 2024
The Jorge Lopez glove throwing fiasco was just another silly Met distraction from the fact this simply isn’t a very good team.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 1 June 2024
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Noun
Those prospects became more daunting after Biden's debate fiasco: just 51% of Democrats said Biden should remain on the ticket in a USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll.
—Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 2 July 2024
The hosts talk about how Fanatics, scarred by the Nike-MLB uniform fiasco, went to extraordinary lengths to debut the jerseys with support from the sport’s biggest names.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 27 June 2024
After the Ticketmaster fiasco, two political science researchers at the University of Notre Dame started researching Swifties, and found that fans who had a personal experience with the issue of a lack of market competition tended to file reports with the Federal Trade Commission at higher rates.
—Chantelle Lee, TIME, 25 June 2024
The Jorge Lopez glove throwing fiasco was just another silly Met distraction from the fact this simply isn’t a very good team.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 1 June 2024
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“Fiasco.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fiasco. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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