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- [fee-as-koh or especially for 2, -ah-skoh]
- /fiˈæs koʊ or especially for 2, -ˈɑ skoʊ/
- /fiˈæs.kəʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [fee-as-koh or especially for 2, -ah-skoh]
- /fiˈæs koʊ or especially for 2, -ˈɑ skoʊ/
Definitions of fiasco word
- noun plural fiasco a complete and ignominious failure. 1
- noun plural fiasco a round-bottomed glass flask for wine, especially Chianti, fitted with a woven, protective raffia basket that also enables the bottle to stand upright. 1
- noun fiasco A thing that is a complete failure, especially in a ludicrous or humiliating way. 1
- noun fiasco disastrous failure 1
- countable noun fiasco If you describe an event or attempt to do something as a fiasco, you are emphasizing that it fails completely. 0
- noun fiasco a complete failure, esp one that is ignominious or humiliating 0
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Origin of fiasco
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
1850-55; < Italian: literally, bottle < Germanic (see flask1); sense “failure” from Italian phrase far fiasco to fail, literally, to make a bottle, idiom of uncertain origin
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Parts of speech for Fiasco
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fiasco popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
fiasco usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fiasco
noun fiasco
- breakdown — The breakdown of something such as a relationship, plan, or discussion is its failure or ending.
- disaster — a calamitous event, especially one occurring suddenly and causing great loss of life, damage, or hardship, as a flood, airplane crash, or business failure.
- farce — a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
- failure — an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure.
- mess — a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess.
Antonyms for fiasco
noun fiasco
- miracle — an effect or extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers and is ascribed to a supernatural cause.
- success — the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors; the accomplishment of one's goals.
- win — to finish first in a race, contest, or the like.
- accomplishment — An accomplishment is something remarkable that has been done or achieved.
- achievement — An achievement is something which someone has succeeded in doing, especially after a lot of effort.
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