Fiasco \Fi*as"co\, n.; pl. Fiascoes. [It.]
A complete or ridiculous failure, esp. of a musical
performance, or of any pretentious undertaking.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
fiasco
n : a sudden and violent collapse [syn: debacle]
[also: fiascoes (pl)]
WordNet (r) 2.0
41 Moby Thesaurus words for "fiasco":
abortion, bafflement, balk, betrayed hope, blasted expectation,
blighted hope, blow, bollix, botch, buffet, bungle, comedown,
cruel disappointment, dash, dashed hope, defeat, disappointment,
disaster, discomfiture, disillusionment, dissatisfaction, failure,
fallen countenance, fizzle, flop, flunk, foiling, foozle,
forlorn hope, frustration, hash, hope deferred, letdown, mess,
mirage, muddle, setback, sore disappointment, tantalization, tease,
washout
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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