🇬🇧🇪🇸 fiasco - fiasco : English Lesson
noun
Meaning of "fiasco" ("fiasco"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.
A fiasco is when something was supposed to go well, but everything goes wrong in a big, silly, messy way, so the whole plan turns into a total disaster.
Our picnic turned into a fiasco when the ants stole the sandwiches and the wind blew Grandma’s wig into the lake.
My pancake breakfast was a fiasco after I confused salt with sugar and created the saltiest pancakes in human history.
The surprise party turned into a fiasco when everyone yelled “SURPRISE!” at the mailman instead of Grandma.
The family photo session was a fiasco when Dad sneezed, I blinked, the baby cried, and the cat posed perfectly in the middle.
My attempt to juggle spaghetti was such a glorious fiasco that we spent more time cleaning noodles off the ceiling than eating dinner.
Sarah's party cake fell, smoke rose, and friends gasped—what a fiasco. The burned cake looked like a fiasco on the table. A guest whispered, "total fiasco," and someone laughed, calling it a kitchen fiasco. They smashed the cake, cheered, and turned the fiasco into a silly, shared memory. Everyone smiled and hugged.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: C2 Proficient
This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.
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