From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishfiascofi‧as‧co /fiˈæskəʊ $ -koʊ/ noun (plural fiascoes or fiascos) [countable] FAILan event that is completely unsuccessful, in a way that is very embarrassing or disappointing SYN disaster The first lecture I ever gave was a complete fiasco.
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fiasco• The tension got to the dancers, too, and many expected the ballet to be a fiasco.• Matters should be taken further, and examples made, to ensure that such a fiasco never happens again.• The new mall has been an economic fiasco.• The dinner party had been a private and public fiasco.a complete fiasco• Prices have increased way beyond the rate of inflation and the Government's legislation to check monopolies is a complete fiasco.Origin fiasco (1800-1900) Italian (far) fiasco “(to make) a bottle, to fail in a performance” 