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fee-ASK-oh/fiˈæskəʊ/

A fiasco is a complete and humiliating failure: the launch was a fiasco, a cover fiasco. Debacle is the close twin; “character” is not a named spare.

Meaning

A complete and humiliating failure.

Examples

• “An unnamed spare is a cover fiasco, not “character”.”
• “Debacle is the close twin. Disaster is everyday. Character is a slogan. A name on the log is cover. Write the name; save character for the vote of thanks.”

Good to know

A complete failure. Close: debacle. “Character” ≠ a named spare.

Near in meaning

debacle, disaster, shambles

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