fiascofi‧as‧co /fiˈæskəʊ $ -koʊ/ noun (plural fiascoes or fiascos) [countable] 
The first lecture I ever gave was a complete fiasco.
WORD ORIGINfiasco
Origin:
1800-1900 Italian (far) fiasco ‘(to make) a bottle, to fail in a performance’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- The new mall has been an economic fiasco.
- Matters should be taken further, and examples made, to ensure that such a fiasco never happens again.
- The dinner party had been a private and public fiasco.
- The tension got to the dancers, too, and many expected the ballet to be a fiasco.
THESAURUS
noun [countable] someone or something that is not successful: · The book was a complete failure.· I felt a complete failure.
noun [countable] informal something that is not successful because people do not like it – used especially about a film, play, product, or performance: · Despite the hype, the movie was a flop at the box office.· Their next computer was a flop.
noun [countable] used when saying that something is extremely unsuccessful: · Our first date was a disaster.· Their marriage was a total disaster.
noun [countable usually singular] something that is completely unsuccessful and goes very badly wrong – used especially about things that have been officially planned, which go very wrong: · The baggage system broke down on the first day the airport was open. It was a complete fiasco.· The fiasco came close to ending de Gaulle's political career.
noun [countable usually singular] formal an event or situation that is a complete failure, because it does not happen in the way that it was officially planned: · the banking debacle that has put our economy at risk
noun [singular] especially British English if a situation or event is a shambles, it is completely unsuccessful because it has been very badly planned or organized, and no one seems to know what to do: · The first few shows were a shambles, but things soon got better.
noun [singular] informal a failure – used when something is so bad that it would be better if it had not happened: · The play wasn’t a complete washout; the acting was okay.· His most recent and ambitious project, a big-budget Hollywood film, was a washout with both critics and audiences alike.
noun [countable] informal something that is so bad and unsuccessful that you think the people involved should be embarrassed about it – a very informal use: · At the time most people thought the car was a complete turkey.· Since then he has appeared in a string of turkeys.
Longman Language Activatorwhen an event or product is unsuccessful · The latest model seems likely to be a failure since cheaper versions are now available.be a complete/total failure · It takes a little while for an author to realize that his book has been a complete failure. be a commercial failure (=to not make enough profit) · Her first film was praised by the critics, but was a commercial failure.
to be completely unsuccessful, in a way that makes people feel disappointed and embarrassed: · It was a fiasco! Nobody knew what they were doing and everything went wrong.· The show turned into a fiasco when members of the audience invaded the stage.be a complete/total fiasco: · Lamont's attempts to prop up the pound were a complete fiasco.
if an event, especially a social event, is a disaster , it makes people feel angry, disappointed, or embarrassed, instead of being enjoyable: · Our first date was a disaster.· The whole visit was something of a disaster, and he was still recovering from it months later.be a total/complete disaster: · Even the host would have to admit that the evening had been a complete disaster.
if a situation or event is a shambles , it is completely unsuccessful because it has been very badly planned or organized: · The whole conference was a shambles because half the speakers did not come.· The way this school is run is a shambles.be a complete/total shambles: · Let's hope this year's celebrations aren't a complete shambles like last year's.
if a product, play, or performance flops or is a flop , it is not successful because people do not like it: · The movie flopped and Laughton never got the chance to direct again.· It was just another so-called "wonder product' that flopped when people failed to buy it.· Despite all the publicity, the show was a flop.· It is the public who decide whether a film will be a hit or a flop.
informal if a product, play, or performance bombs , it is not successful because people do not like it: · Although the show was a hit in London it bombed on Broadway.· She has had few offers of work since her last movie bombed so spectacularly.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The first lecture I ever gave was a complete fiasco.
an event that is completely unsuccessful, in a way that is very embarrassing or disappointing SYN disaster: The first lecture I ever gave was a complete fiasco. The first lecture I ever gave was a complete fiasco.