fiasco
Translation
fiasco, disaster, failure
Examples
The party turned into a complete fiasco.
The party turned into a complete fiasco.
His first attempt at cooking was a fiasco.
His first attempt at cooking was a fiasco.
Grammar Patterns
a fiasco a complete failure The project was a total fiasco.
Similar Words
Synonyms: debacle, catastrophe, disaster; Antonyms: success, triumph
Etymology
From the Italian phrase 'fare fiasco', literally 'to make a bottle', which idiomatically means 'to fail'.
Memory Tips
Imagine a fancy event where someone drops a flask or bottle (a 'fiasco' in Italian) of wine, causing a huge mess and failure.