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fiasco

n. countable
C1 Advanced US //fiˈæskoʊ// fi·as·co

n. a complete and embarrassing failure. You use this when something goes wrong in a messy or public way.

n. a complete failure, especially one that is humiliating or ridiculous. Often implies a lack of organization or a series of avoidable errors.


SIMPLE

The school play turned into a total fiasco.

CONTEXTUAL

The product launch was a fiasco because the website crashed within minutes of the announcement.

COMPLEX

What began as a minor logistical oversight quickly escalated into a public relations fiasco that cost the company millions in lost revenue.

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Commonly modified by adjectives like 'total', 'complete', or 'absolute'.

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