Meaning & use
fiasco
A complete and often embarrassing failure.
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The product launch turned into a fiasco when the app crashed within minutes.
Their attempt to cook dinner for twelve guests ended in a total fiasco.
A note on using this word
Implies not just failure but public embarrassment; a quiet failure is less likely to be called a fiasco.
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