Fiascos: meaning, definitions and examples
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fiascos
[ fiหรฆskoส ]
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.
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:
๐ต๐น fracassos
๐ฎ๐ณ เคตเคฟเคซเคฒเคคเคพเคเค
๐ฉ๐ช Fiaskos
๐ฎ๐ฉ kegagalan
๐บ๐ฆ ััะฐัะบะพ
๐ต๐ฑ fiaska
๐ฏ๐ต ๅคฑๆ (ใใฃใฑ ใ)
๐ซ๐ท fiascos
๐ช๐ธ fracasos
๐น๐ท fiyaskolar
๐ฐ๐ท ์คํจ (์คํจ)
๐ธ๐ฆ ุฅุฎูุงูุงุช
๐จ๐ฟ fiaska
๐ธ๐ฐ fiaskรก
๐จ๐ณ ๆจ่ดฅ (cวnbร i)
๐ธ๐ฎ fiaski
๐ฎ๐ธ mistรถk
๐ฐ๐ฟ ัำัััะทะดัะบัะตั
๐ฌ๐ช แคแแแกแแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ fiaskolar
๐ฒ๐ฝ 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.