fiasco
/fiˈæs.koʊ/ noun C1- A sudden or unexpected failure. · The event turned into a complete fiasco when the power went out.· His speech was a fiasco that left the audience confused.
- A ludicrous or humiliating situation. Some effort that went quite wrong.
- A wine bottle in a (usually straw) jacket.
Plural fiascos
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“Well, after this fiasco I went into the bedroom and examined that also.
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