Fiascos - English meaning

noun

The deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy.

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Concerns such as abortion and euthanasia

noun

The intentional ending of a pregnancy

Usage examples:

Abortion is illegal in some countries., get an abortion she decided to get an abortion., have an ab…

noun

The early, unintentional ending of a pregnancy when a baby or young animal is born too early and dies before it is fully developed

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The virus can cause abortion in cattle., we expect to see late abortions and birth abnormalities as…

noun

A stupid or careless mistake.

Usage examples:

She stopped, finally aware of the terrible blunder she had made

verb

Make a stupid or careless mistake; act or speak clumsily.

Usage examples:

He knew he'd blundered

noun

A big mistake, especially one resulting from a lack of care or thought

Usage examples:

His failure to respond immediately to the accusations was a major political blunder., he feared he …

verb

Carry out (a task) badly or carelessly.

Usage examples:

He was accused of botching the job

noun

A bungled task.

Usage examples:

I've probably made a botch of things

verb

To spoil something by doing it badly

Usage examples:

He thinks the police botched the investigation.

noun

An event causing great and usually sudden damage or suffering; a disaster.

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An environmental catastrophe

noun

A sudden event that causes great suffering or destruction

Usage examples:

Losing his job was a financial catastrophe for his family., a chemical plant leak could cause an en…

noun

Something done badly or inefficiently.

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We've made a total cock-up of it

phrasal verb

Raise

phrasal verb

A rude phrase meaning to do something wrong or badly

Usage examples:

David cocked up the arrangements and we ended up missing the reception., "how did the exam go?" "te…

noun

A sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco.

Usage examples:

The only man to reach double figures in the second-innings debacle

noun

An event or situation that is a complete failure

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The candidate’s behavior during the debate turned what could have been a victory into a political d…

noun

A sudden accident or a natural catastrophe that causes great damage or loss of life.

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159 people died in the disaster

noun

An event causing great harm, damage, or suffering

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[ c/u ] financial disaster, [ u ] disaster aid/relief, [ c ] over 100 people died in the disaster.,…

noun

A sudden event that causes a lot of damage, such as a very bad fire, storm, or accident

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Insurance companies often charge extra to cover floods, earthquakes, or other natural disasters., m…

noun

A thing that fails to work properly or is otherwise unsatisfactory or worthless.

Usage examples:

All three bombs were duds

adjective

Not working or meeting standards; faulty.

Usage examples:

A dud ignition switch

verb

Trick or swindle (someone).

Usage examples:

They became increasingly aware of their rights and how much they were being dudded

verb

Be unsuccessful in achieving one's goal.

Usage examples:

He failed in his attempt to secure election

noun

A mark which is not high enough to pass an examination or test.

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A fail grade

noun

Lack of success.

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An economic policy that is doomed to failure

noun

A comic dramatic work using buffoonery and horseplay and typically including crude characterization and ludicrously improbable situations.

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He toured the backwoods in second-rate farces

noun

A humorous play in which the characters become involved in unlikely situations, or the humor in this type of play

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The meeting turned out to be a farce since no one had prepared anything.

verb

Fall, move, or hang in a loose and ungainly way.

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His blond hair flopped over his eyes

noun

A heavy, loose, and ungainly movement, or a sound made by it.

Usage examples:

They hit the ground with a flop

combining form

Floating-point operations per second (used as a measure of computing power).

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A gigaflop computer

phrasal verb

To spoil or damage something, esp. by making a mistake or doing something stupid

Usage examples:

I think antipollution devices really foul up a lot of engines., if you foul up, tell the president …

noun

A dish of cooked meat cut into small pieces and cooked again, usually with potatoes.

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Make a hash by frying up all the leftover roast potatoes and parsnips, adding some chopped turkey a…

verb

Make (meat or other food) into a hash.

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In gower they are added to hashed meat, made into pies with apples, and put into soup.

noun

Short for hashish.

noun

A dirty or untidy state of things or of a place.

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She made a mess of the kitchen

verb

Make untidy or dirty.

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She scratched her head, messing her hair still further

noun

The physical destruction or disintegration of something or the state of disintegrating or being destroyed.

Usage examples:

A large white house falling into gentle ruin

verb

Reduce (a building or place) to a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration.

Usage examples:

The castle was ruined when dynamite was used to demolish one of the corner towers

verb

To spoil or destroy something

Usage examples:

It would be a shame to ruin such a beautiful place., that guy isn’t going to ruin my life.

noun

The action or fact of ruining someone or something or of being ruined.

Usage examples:

Commercial malpractice causes the ruination of thousands of people

noun

Destruction

Usage examples:

Alcohol was the ruination of him.

collocation

Make a mess of, destroy or ruin

phrasal verb

Crush a piece of paper or fabric into a tight mass.

Usage examples:

He screwed the note up and threw it away

phrasal verb

Cause something to fail or go wrong.

Usage examples:

Why are you trying to screw up your life?

verb

(of a person) move with a slow, shuffling, awkward gait.

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He shambled off down the corridor

plural noun

A state of total disorder.

Usage examples:

My career was in a shambles

plural noun

A butcher's slaughterhouse (archaic except in place names).

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The shambles where the animals were slaughtered

noun

A confused or chaotic state; a mess.

Usage examples:

An enormous amount of my time was devoted to untangling snafus

adjective

In utter confusion or chaos.

Usage examples:

Our refrigeration plant is snafu

verb

Throw (a situation) into chaos.

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You ignored his orders and snafued everything

noun

A confused or chaotic state; a mess.

Usage examples:

An enormous amount of my time was devoted to untangling snafus

adjective

In utter confusion or chaos.

Usage examples:

Our refrigeration plant is snafu

verb

Throw (a situation) into chaos.

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You ignored his orders and snafued everything

noun

An event or period that is spoiled by constant or heavy rain.

Usage examples:

Last summer was a bit of a washout here

noun

A complete failure

Usage examples:

The dance was a washout – only three people showed up.

noun

The destruction of a ship at sea; a shipwreck.

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The survivors of the wreck

verb

Destroy or severely damage (a structure, vehicle, or similar).

Usage examples:

The blast wrecked 100 houses

verb

Something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation