фиа́ско — meaning in English

English meaning

• 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

фиа́ско is used for these senses in English:

• debacle (figurative) An event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously, often with humiliating consequences. [from early 19th c.]
• epic fail (Internet slang, originally, 4chan) An utter failure, especially where success should have been reasonably expected.
• 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.
• flop A complete failure, especially in the entertainment industry.

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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