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Fiasco

/fiˈæskoʊ/
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(noun) A sudden or unexpected failure.

We'll never live this fiasco down.
Whatever the reason, forfeiting the trade that we finally got on track is a fiasco.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The entire event was a complete ____, with the guest speaker failing to show up and the food arriving late.

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