Fiasco

Pronunciation: /fiˈæsko/

Definitions of fiasco

noun a complete failure or disaster

Example Sentences

A1 The school play turned into a fiasco when the lead actor forgot his lines.

A2 The camping trip was a fiasco after the tent collapsed in the middle of the night.

B1 The company's new product launch was a fiasco due to a major technical glitch.

B2 The political debate turned into a fiasco when the candidates started shouting at each other.

C1 The international summit ended in a fiasco as world leaders failed to reach any agreements.

C2 The Broadway musical production was a fiasco after the lead actress fell ill and had to be replaced last minute.

Examples of fiasco in a Sentence

formal The company's latest product launch turned into a complete fiasco.

informal The party last night was a total fiasco.

slang The group project was a total fiasco - nobody did their part.

figurative The politician's scandal was a fiasco that tarnished their reputation.

Grammatical Forms of fiasco

• past tense: fiascoed
• plural: fiascos
• comparative: more fiasco
• superlative: most fiasco
• present tense: fiascos
• future tense: will fiasco
• perfect tense: have fiascoed
• continuous tense: is fiascoing
• singular: fiasco
• positive degree: fiasco
• infinitive: to fiasco
• gerund: fiascoing
• participle: fiascoed

Origin and Evolution of fiasco

First Known Use: 1855 year

Language of Origin: Italian

Story behind the word: The word 'fiasco' originated from Italian, specifically from the phrase 'far fiasco' which means 'to make a bottle', referring to a glass-blowing failure resulting in a flawed bottle.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the meaning of 'fiasco' evolved from a specific glass-blowing failure to a general term for any kind of failure or disaster.