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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fiasco \Fi*as"co\, n.; pl. {Fiascoes}. [It.]
     A complete or ridiculous failure, esp. of a musical
     performance, or of any pretentious undertaking.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  fiasco
       n : a sudden and violent collapse [syn: {debacle}]
       [also: {fiascoes} (pl)]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  41 Moby Thesaurus words for "fiasco":
     abortion, bafflement, balk, betrayed hope, blasted expectation,
     blighted hope, blow, bollix, botch, buffet, bungle, comedown,
     cruel disappointment, dash, dashed hope, defeat, disappointment,
     disaster, discomfiture, disillusionment, dissatisfaction, failure,
     fallen countenance, fizzle, flop, flunk, foiling, foozle,
     forlorn hope, frustration, hash, hope deferred, letdown, mess,
     mirage, muddle, setback, sore disappointment, tantalization, tease,
     washout
  
  

















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