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 …—
Margaret Atwood
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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 WebDavid MacK, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2024
Near the start of his Hollywood Bowl set, which was part of the Netflix Is a Joke festival, Rife also made a remark about the helmet fiasco.
—Julia MacCary, Variety, 9 May 2024
The collapse triggered a surge in outflows across other global crypto exchanges, leading to a catastrophic fiasco.
—Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
The result is a sticky debate over freedom of speech and the public relations fiasco that follows.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
But while the Beijing Half Marathon was meant to build momentum and enthusiasm for He and Chinese running ahead of the Olympics, observers lament that the fiasco at the finish line has instead cast a shadow over the notion that Chinese sportsmen can actually win fair and square.
—TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
After an aid-convoy fiasco in Gaza City on February 29 in which over 100 Palestinians died, Israeli leaders sought to work with international organizations and private contractors to increase humanitarian convoys, including by opening a new, makeshift crossing south of Nahal Oz.
—Shira Efron, Foreign Affairs, 15 Apr. 2024
Four days after the courtroom fiasco, the prosecutor's office filed its police report seeking an investigation by the sheriff's office, which denied multiple requests by the Free Press for information about to whom the threats were directed.
—Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 12 Apr. 2024
But the legend of his career doesn’t always match the reality
Pac-12 WBB roundup: Oregon State’s deep NCAA run; Stanford and L.A. schools fall short; 3-point line fiasco and other controversies
15.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
Noun
And in probably the most viral video to emerge from the fiasco (more than 50 million views on X alone), Louise flashed her breasts at the portal, before bouncing up and down for full effect.
—David MacK, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2024
Near the start of his Hollywood Bowl set, which was part of the Netflix Is a Joke festival, Rife also made a remark about the helmet fiasco.
—Julia MacCary, Variety, 9 May 2024
The collapse triggered a surge in outflows across other global crypto exchanges, leading to a catastrophic fiasco.
—Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
The result is a sticky debate over freedom of speech and the public relations fiasco that follows.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
But while the Beijing Half Marathon was meant to build momentum and enthusiasm for He and Chinese running ahead of the Olympics, observers lament that the fiasco at the finish line has instead cast a shadow over the notion that Chinese sportsmen can actually win fair and square.
—TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
After an aid-convoy fiasco in Gaza City on February 29 in which over 100 Palestinians died, Israeli leaders sought to work with international organizations and private contractors to increase humanitarian convoys, including by opening a new, makeshift crossing south of Nahal Oz.
—Shira Efron, Foreign Affairs, 15 Apr. 2024
Four days after the courtroom fiasco, the prosecutor's office filed its police report seeking an investigation by the sheriff's office, which denied multiple requests by the Free Press for information about to whom the threats were directed.
—Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 12 Apr. 2024
But the legend of his career doesn’t always match the reality
Pac-12 WBB roundup: Oregon State’s deep NCAA run; Stanford and L.A. schools fall short; 3-point line fiasco and other controversies
15.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Fiasco.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fiasco. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
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