fiasco
UK: fiˈæs.kəʊ | US: fiˈæs.koʊ
n. a complete failure or disaster, especially in a public performance or event
The word "fiasco" originates from Italian, where it literally means "bottle." Its modern sense of "failure" comes from 19th-century theatrical slang. The exact connection is debated, but one popular theory suggests it refers to Venetian glassblowers discarding flawed bottles as "fiascos." Another links it to actors who, after a poor performance, were mockingly given a bottle (fiasco) instead of applause. Over time, it evolved into a general term for any humiliating failure.
The product launch turned into a fiasco when the demo malfunctioned repeatedly.
Critics called the concert a fiasco due to the singer's off-key performance.
After the wedding fiasco, they decided to elope instead.
The software update was a fiasco, causing system crashes worldwide.
His attempt at cooking dinner ended in a fiasco when he burned everything.