fiasco
word
Definition
A fiasco is a complete and embarrassing failure, especially something planned that goes wrong in a dramatic or public way.
Usage & Nuances
Mostly used in informal to neutral speech for dramatic failures. Commonly paired with plans, events, or projects: 'the party was a fiasco'. Not applied to minor mistakes; it describes large-scale, public failures.
Spanish: fiasco - desastre totalPortuguese (BR): fiasco - fracasso totalPortuguese (PT): fiasco - desastre completoChinese (Simplified): 惨败 - 彻底失败Chinese (Traditional): 慘敗 - 徹底失敗Hindi: फियास्को - पूरी तरह से असफलताArabic: فشل ذريع - كارثة كاملةBengali: ধোলাই - সম্পূর্ণ ব্যর্থতাRussian: фиаско - полный провалJapanese: 大失敗 - フィアスコVietnamese: thất bại hoàn toànKorean: 대실패 - 피아스코Turkish: fiyasko - tam bir başarısızlıkUrdu: ناکامی - مکمل ناکامیIndonesian: fiasco - kegagalan total
Example Sentences
The school play was a fiasco.
basic
The dinner turned into a fiasco after the oven broke.
basic
Her surprise party was a fiasco because no one showed up.
basic
What a fiasco—everything that could go wrong, did!
natural
Their big launch became a fiasco when the system crashed live.
natural
I tried baking bread, but it ended up a total fiasco—don't ask.
natural