ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsFfiasco
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fiasco
Meaning: a complete and embarrassing failure
fiasco in a sentence
How fiasco is used in real sentences:
The school play turned into a fiasco when the stage lights suddenly went out.
The product launch became a fiasco when the app crashed in front of investors during the live demonstration.
“Ignoring the shortage might turn the entire order into a fiasco, yet fear of embarrassment did not deter her from calling Mr.”
— from the passage Before Sunrise
Synonyms for fiasco
Other words for fiasco — debacle, disaster and catastrophe — carry the same meaning.
- debacle
- disaster
- catastrophe
Antonyms of fiasco
Words that mean the opposite of fiasco:
- success
- triumph
Where it comes from
From Italian fiasco 'bottle', theatrical slang for a failed performance
Memory hook
FIASCO — imagine a FLASK shattering on stage mid-performance, ruining the whole show.