Fiascos: meaning, definitions and examples

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fiascos

 

[ fiหˆรฆskoสŠ ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

events

A fiasco is a complete failure or disaster, often resulting in embarrassment or chaos. It can refer to a public event, performance, or project that goes terribly wrong.

Synonyms

catastrophe, debacle, disaster, failure

Examples of usage

  • The company's launch party was a total fiasco when the caterer never showed up.
  • The political debate turned into a fiasco when the candidates started yelling at each other on live TV.
Context #2 | Noun

theatre

In theatre, a fiasco is a type of glass bottle used in sound effects to mimic the sound of breaking glass. It is also known as a 'carafe.'

Synonyms

carafe, glass bottle

Examples of usage

  • The sound technician used a fiasco to create the sound of a window breaking during the performance.

Translations

Translations of the word "fiascos" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น fracassos

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคตเคฟเคซเคฒเคคเคพเคเค

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Fiaskos

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ kegagalan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ั„ั–ะฐัะบะพ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ fiaska

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅคฑๆ•— (ใ—ใฃใฑ ใ„)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท fiascos

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ fracasos

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท fiyaskolar

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์‹คํŒจ (์‹คํŒจ)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุฅุฎูุงู‚ุงุช

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ fiaska

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ fiaskรก

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆƒจ่ดฅ (cวŽnbร i)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ fiaski

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ mistรถk

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ัำ™ั‚ัั–ะทะดั–ะบั‚ะตั€

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒคแƒ˜แƒแƒกแƒ™แƒแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ fiaskolar

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ fracasos

Etymology

The word 'fiasco' originated in Italian, where it originally meant a bottle or flask. Over time, it evolved to mean a failure or disaster. The word entered the English language in the 1850s and has been used to describe embarrassing failures ever since.

See also: fiasco.