fracasso — meaning in English

English meaning

• demise noun The end or downfall of something, especially in a gradual or unfortunate way.
• failure noun The state of not achieving a desired or intended result.
• fiasco noun A complete and often embarrassing failure.

Senses

fracasso is used for these senses in English:

• demise Transmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or successor; transference; especially, the transfer or transmission of the crown or royal authority to a successor.
• failure State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.
• failure Termination of the ability of an item to perform its required function; breakdown.
• fiasco A ludicrous or humiliating situation. Some effort that went quite wrong.

demise — full definition

1. noun The end or downfall of something, especially in a gradual or unfortunate way.
2. noun A formal or literary word for death.

failure — full definition

1. noun The state of not achieving a desired or intended result.
2. noun Not doing something that should have been done.
3. noun The point at which an organ or system stops working properly.
4. noun Someone or something considered unsuccessful.

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