Associations to the word «Fiasco»

Wiktionary

FIASCO, noun. A ludicrous or humiliating situation. Some effort that went quite wrong.
FIASCO, noun. A wine bottle in a (usually straw) jacket.

Dictionary definition

FIASCO, noun. A sudden and violent collapse.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche