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fiasco

nounmasculine/fiˈasku/medium

fi·as·co

Definition

Complete failure, disastrous result or outcome far below expectations.
The singer's performance was a total fiasco.
The project ended in fiasco due to lack of planning.
Common collocations
complete fiascomonumental fiascoartistic fiasco

Etymology

Do italiano 'fiasco' (falhanço, fracasso).

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