(Entry 1 of 2) : a complete failure The critic called the film a fiasco. … the total fiasco that was his personal life …— Margaret Atwood.

What is an example of a fiasco?

The definition of a fiasco is something that is an utter and complete disaster. ... An example of fiasco is a party where no one shows up and the clown hired to entertain breaks his leg and sues.

What does the word fiasco mean in a sentence?

something planned that goes wrong and is a complete failure, usually in an embarrassing way: The show was a fiasco - one actor forgot his lines and another fell off the stage. Synonym. debacle. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.