fiasco

1 of 2

noun (1)

fi·as·co fē-ˈa-(ˌ)skō

also

-ˈä-

plural fiascoes

Synonyms of fiasco next

: a complete failure

The critic called the film a fiasco.

… the total fiasco that was his personal life …—

Margaret Atwood

fiasco

2 of 2

noun (2)

fi·as·co fē-ˈä-(ˌ)skō

-ˈa-

plural fiascoes also fiaschi fē-ˈä-(ˌ)skē

-ˈa-

: bottle, flask

especially : a bulbous long-necked straw-covered bottle for wine

Examples of fiasco in a Sentence

Noun (1) undaunted by his early fiascoes, he continued his experiments in rocketry

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Noun

How much can be attributed to the Comcast fiasco specifically in 2024 is unclear. —

Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025 Following his failure to arrive for questioning about the martial law fiasco, a warrant for Yoon’s arrest was issued on Dec. 31. —

Rachel Wolf, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025 The federal level wasn’t completely left out with its own fiasco over the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form and failures in implementing some student debt relief options. —

Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 1 Jan. 2025 Carter blamed the fiasco for his crushing defeat to Reagan in the November election, though the economy, the candidacy of independent John Anderson and Reagan’s strong campaign were also major factors. —

Jonathan Alter, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fiasco