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fiasco

/fiˈæskəʊ/noun

उच्चारण फ़िऐस्को

पूर्ण विफलता, फ़ज़ीहत, नाकामी

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nounfiascos (AmE also fiascoes)
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    a complete failure, especially one that causes embarrassment

    पूर्ण विफलता, फ़ज़ीहत, नाकामी

    • The opening ceremony was a fiasco when the power failed.
    • The cricket match turned into a fiasco when the rain washed out both the sessions.
    • The product launch was a fiasco because the demo did not work.
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    • Ravi never forgot the fiasco of his first public speech.
    • After the exam paper leak, the whole fiasco was reported on the news.

    Synonyms failure debacle disaster flop shambles

    Opposite success triumph hit victory

Idioms 1

end in a fiasco

to finish in complete and embarrassing failure

बुरी तरह विफल होना, पूरी तरह फ़्लॉप होना

  • The rally ended in a fiasco when the stage collapsed.
  • Their attempt to organise the trip without planning ended in a fiasco.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

fi·as·co

With -asco (not 'fiasko'); plural fiascos in British English.

अंत में -asco ('fiasko' गलत है); British English में plural fiascos।

?Which word?

Keep the failure words together: fiasco (ridiculous failure), debacle (sudden total failure), flop (informal), washout (an event spoilt by rain or failure).

विफलता के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: fiasco (हास्यास्पद विफलता), debacle (अचानक पूर्ण विफलता), flop (अनौपचारिक), washout (बारिश या विफलता से बिगड़ा कार्यक्रम)।

⌂Word origin and word building

From the Italian for 'bottle', perhaps from glass-blowers who turned a failed piece into a cheap bottle.

Italian में 'बोतल' से, शायद काँच बनाने वालों से जो खराब टुकड़े को सस्ती बोतल बना देते थे।