fi·as·co
fē-ˈa-(ˌ)skō 
also
-ˈä-
plural fiascoes
: a complete failure
The critic called the film a fiasco.
… the total fiasco that was his personal life …—
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fi·as·co
fē-ˈä-(ˌ)skō
-ˈa-
-ˈa-
plural fiascoes also fiaschi
fē-ˈä-(ˌ)skē
-ˈa-
Examples of fiasco in a Sentence
Noun (1)
undaunted by his early fiascoes, he continued his experiments in rocketry
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U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
The fiasco has raised concerns about the company’s claims about its models’ performance being potentially misleading and points to the fact that these benchmarks aren’t always a reliable measure for AI’s capabilities.
—Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The review and a federal investigation into the fiasco both opened and closed without criminal charges against Proctor.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The united court verdict and its immediate acceptance by South Korea’s two major political parties stirred hope that the young democracy can turn the page on the martial law fiasco – a jarring reminder for many citizens of the country’s dark legacy of military dictatorship as recently as the 1980s.
—Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The 101 Ash Street fiasco and the 25% wage increase given to city workers a few years ago both led to this mess.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
The fiasco has raised concerns about the company’s claims about its models’ performance being potentially misleading and points to the fact that these benchmarks aren’t always a reliable measure for AI’s capabilities.
—Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The review and a federal investigation into the fiasco both opened and closed without criminal charges against Proctor.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The united court verdict and its immediate acceptance by South Korea’s two major political parties stirred hope that the young democracy can turn the page on the martial law fiasco – a jarring reminder for many citizens of the country’s dark legacy of military dictatorship as recently as the 1980s.
—Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Fiasco.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fiasco. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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