Definition of “fiasco”

Usage examples

• Together with the rest of the world, which had accepted Nikitin's apology over the Nepal fiasco.

  Thomas, Craig, The Last Raven (1990)

• An apt symbol is the vacuous fiasco of the Millennium Dome, New Labour's single attempt at putting on a national show.

  Spiked (2004)

• The sponsorship fiasco is only a marker for the sleazy style of Liberal Party operations in Quebec under Mr. Gagliano.

  Globe and Mail (2003)

• Taxpayers forked out a total of £170 million to sort out problems caused by a major Government computer fiasco , a report revealed.

  Liverpool Daily Post and Echo (2004)

• The whole fiasco came to an end that afternoon," in the interests of public safety".

  Jim Leavesley, George Biro, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)