fiascoes
Complete public failures
Fiascoes is the plural of fiasco, a complete and humiliating failure.
A fiasco isn't merely a setback—it suggests public embarrassment, often with an element of absurdity: The product launch was a fiasco from start to finish.
The alternate plural fiaschi exists but sounds pretentious in English.
Utter, humiliating failures
- catastrophesDisastrous events of great magnitude
- disastersRuinous events causing suffering
- failuresUnsuccessful attempts or outcomes
- collapsesSuddenly falls inward
calamities · train wrecks · meltdowns · implosions · blunders · botches · bungles · shambles
Publicized shameful acts
- humiliationsActs causing deep shame
- spectaclesCorrective eyewear worn daily
- embarrassmentsSources of acute discomfort
- disgracesCauses loss of honor
mortifications · gaffes · faux pas · egg on face · laughingstocks · mockeries · ridicule · shame
Introducing new goods commercially
- rolloutsPhased public introductions
- initiativesSelf-started new efforts
- campaignsOrganized efforts toward goals
- venturesRisky new enterprises
startups · mergers · deals · negotiations · presentations · performances · events · productions
Formal choosing of officials
- summit meetingsConferences between heads of state
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- reformsCorrective institutional changes
- referendumsPopular votes on issues
coups · treaties · administrations · cabinets · campaigns · cover-ups · hearings · investigations
debacles
Utter, humiliating failures
- catastrophesDisastrous events of great magnitude
- disastersRuinous events causing suffering
- failuresUnsuccessful attempts or outcomes
collapses · calamities · train wrecks · meltdowns · implosions · blunders · botches · bungles · shambles · washouts
scandals
Publicized shameful acts
- humiliationsActs causing deep shame
- spectaclesCorrective eyewear worn daily
- embarrassmentsSources of acute discomfort
disgraces · mortifications · gaffes · faux pas · egg on face · laughingstocks · mockeries · ridicule · shame · ignominy
product launches
Introducing new goods commercially
- rolloutsPhased public introductions
- initiativesSelf-started new efforts
- campaignsOrganized efforts toward goals
ventures · startups · mergers · deals · negotiations · presentations · performances · events · productions · exhibitions
elections
Formal choosing of officials
- summit meetingsConferences between heads of state
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- reformsCorrective institutional changes
referendums · coups · treaties · administrations · cabinets · campaigns · cover-ups · hearings · investigations · impeachments
fiascoessuccesses
Favorable outcomes achieved
triumphs · victories · achievements · coups · accomplishments
fiascoessmash hits
Wildly popular songs
sensations · crowd-pleasers · blockbusters · chart-toppers · standing ovations
fiascoesmasterpieces
Works of supreme skill
tours de force · feats · marvels · textbook examples · exemplars