fiasco — meaning in English

English meaning

• bust verb To break something, especially by force.
• debacle noun A sudden, humiliating failure or collapse.
• failure noun The state of not achieving a desired or intended result.
• fiasco noun A complete and often embarrassing failure.
• flop verb To fall or drop down heavily and loosely.

Senses

fiasco is used for these senses in English:

• bust (slang) A failed enterprise; a bomb.
• debacle (figurative) An event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously, often with humiliating consequences. [from early 19th c.]
• failure State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.
• failure An object, person or endeavour in a state of failure, has failed at something or incapable of success.
• fiasco A ludicrous or humiliating situation. Some effort that went quite wrong.
• flagon (archaic) A large bottle for drinks such as beer, cider, or wine; also, a bottle with a cap used by travellers.
• flop A complete failure, especially in the entertainment industry.
• water bottle A bottle used for carrying water or other drinks.

bust — full definition

1. verb To break something, especially by force.
2. verb To catch someone doing something wrong or illegal, or to arrest them.
3. noun A sculpture showing a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest.
4. noun A woman's breasts, or the measurement around them.
5. adjective Broke; without any money.

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