Definition of fiasco - What it is, Meaning and Concept

The concept of fiasco , which comes from the Italian language, refers to a frustration or a misfortune .The term is usually associated with desilusion or a fracaso.

For example: "The show was a fiasco since the singer was only half an hour on stage" , "I think this real estate project will be a fiasco" , "The participation of the Spanish team in the tournament was a fiasco: I did not win a match, tie two and lost four" .

In general, a fact is described as a fiasco when it does not meet the expectations that it had generated.If people expect something that then does not occur or is not achieved, it is possible to speak of fiasco.

Suppose an international singer arrives for the first time in a country .His fans, who sounded with that visit for years, sell out their show tickets in a matter of minutes.The concert, however, ends up being a fiasco : the artist does playback and the show lasts less than an hour.The public, in this context, withdraws disappointed from the stadium.

A couple, on the other hand, lives a fiasco when they go to a luxurious restaurant to celebrate their anniversary.Pay to pay a fortune, food is not only tasteless , but diners even find a insect in one of the dishes.In addition, the attention of the establishment leaves much to be desired.That is why the night played by the couple ends in a fiasco.

validFiasco† , finally, is the title of a novel of the Polish Stanisław Lem that was released on 1987 and the name of an American rock band.