fiasco
a complete and ignominious failure.
a round-bottomed glass flask for wine, especially Chianti, fitted with a woven, protective raffia basket that also enables the bottle to stand upright.
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How to use fiasco in a sentence
Both of these were needless fiascos that endangered our global standing and revealed the deep dysfunctions in our government.
How the Wacko Birds are Destroying the Economy | Jamelle Bouie | February 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe commissioners looked at the electoral mess, and concluded that strong steps should be taken to avoid further fiascos.
A Bipartisan Path to Fixing America’s Broken Elections | Michael Waldman | January 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe ABC drama, which begins Thursday night at 10 p.m., recalls fiascos like FlashForward more than Lost.
‘Zero Hour’: Is This the Dumbest Show Ever to Air on TV? | Jace Lacob | February 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn spite of the senseless bloodshed in Aurora, 2012 has been a banner year for both surprise winners and total fiascos.
‘The Dark Knight Rises,’ ‘Ted,’ ‘Battleship’: Summer’s Biggest Movie Winners and Losers | Chris Lee | August 30, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe project does, however, riff on tabloid culture and even, perhaps, such recent fiascos as James Frey and JT Leroy.
After such fiascos the cometary train could never again pose as a world-destroyer.
A History of Science, Volume 3(of 5) | Henry Smith WilliamsAfter some preliminary fiascos these became reliable, besides being very speedy, as compared with train schedules.
Flying the Atlantic in Sixteen Hours | Arthur Whitten BrownThat year—the first of the War—is known as a succession of fiascos for the Americans.
An Account Of The Battle Of Chateauguay | William D. LighthallHe could see Bannister Field, the scene of his many hilarious athletic fiascos.
T. Haviland Hicks Senior | J. Raymond ElderdiceI have begun to write to you before now, but always stuck somehow, and left it to drown in a drawerful of like fiascos.
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British Dictionary definitions for fiasco
/ (fɪˈæskəʊ) /
a complete failure, esp one that is ignominious or humiliating
Origin of fiasco
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