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fiasco

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fi·as·co  (f-sk, -äsk)
n. pl. fi·as·coes or fi·as·cos
A complete failure.
[French, from Italian fare fiasco, to make a bottle, fail, from fiasco, bottle (perhaps translation of French bouteille, bottle, error, used by the French for linguistic errors committed by Italian actors on the 18th-century French stage), from Late Latin flasc; see flask.]
fiasco
Noun
pl -cos or -coes an action or attempt that fails completely in a ridiculous or disorganized way: the invasion of Cuba ended in a fiasco [Italian: flask; sense development obscure]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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
noun flop, failure, disaster, ruin, mess (informal) catastrophe, rout, debacle, cock-up Brit. (slang) washout (informal)
Translations
Spanish fiasco [fɪˈæskəu] n → fiasco
French fiasco [fɪˈæskəu] n → fiasco m
German fiasco [fɪˈæskəu] n → Fiasko nt
Italian fiasco [fɪˈæskəu] n → fiasco
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The attack was a fiasco, the fighting was all over in ten minutes.
A Millionaire of Yesterday by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
Beyond this there was nothing in the manner of their leaving to suggest a FIASCO, or that they were not going together to visit friends.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context
I had spoken in a loud voice that there might be no question that our would-be terrorizers should hear me, for I was tiring of this nerve-racking fiasco.
The Gods of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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