fi·as·co
fē-ˈa-(ˌ)skō 
also
-ˈä-
plural fiascoes
: a complete failure
The critic called the film a fiasco.
… the total fiasco that was his personal life …—
Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood
fi·as·co
fē-ˈä-(ˌ)skō
-ˈa-
-ˈa-
plural fiascoes also fiaschi
fē-ˈä-(ˌ)skē
-ˈa-
Examples of fiasco in a Sentence
Noun (1)
undaunted by his early fiascoes, he continued his experiments in rocketry
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Cate Martel, The Hill, 30 Apr. 2025
But so far, fans seem satisfied with the prospect of a MrBeast studio visit, and the fiasco of the past few days is unlikely to put a dent in his massive popularity.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025
The bottom line: One X user summed up the pronunciation fiasco and local response perfectly.
—Ryan Deto, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
The day turned out to be a fiasco, in a darkly comedic way that my grandmother, who was an inveterate smartass, would probably have appreciated.
—Robert Moor, Outside Online, 26 Mar. 2025
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Noun
What Trump really thought of the Signal group chat fiasco: The Atlantic’s Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer describe their discussions with Trump over the group chat a journalist was accidentally added into.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 30 Apr. 2025
But so far, fans seem satisfied with the prospect of a MrBeast studio visit, and the fiasco of the past few days is unlikely to put a dent in his massive popularity.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025
The bottom line: One X user summed up the pronunciation fiasco and local response perfectly.
—Ryan Deto, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
The day turned out to be a fiasco, in a darkly comedic way that my grandmother, who was an inveterate smartass, would probably have appreciated.
—Robert Moor, Outside Online, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fiasco
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“Fiasco.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fiasco. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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