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Fiasco vs Travesty - What's the difference?

fiasco | travesty |

As nouns the difference between fiasco and travesty

is that fiasco is a ludicrous or humiliating situation some effort that went quite wrong while travesty is an absurd or grotesque misrepresentation.

As a verb travesty is

to make a travesty of; to parody.

fiasco

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A ludicrous or humiliating situation. Some effort that went quite wrong.
  • A wine bottle in a (usually straw) jacket.

    • Synonyms

    * (ludicrous or humiliating situation) (l)

    See also

    * fiasci (hypercorrect plural) * fiaschi

    References

    * Concise Oxford Dictionary, s. v. fiasco. * Compact Oxford English Dictionary on-line. * The Word Detective, Issue of Oct 30, 2001. ----

    travesty

    English

    Noun

    (travesties)
  • An absurd or grotesque misrepresentation.
  • * De Quincey
    • The second edition is not a recast, but absolutely a travesty of the first.
  • A parody or stylistic imitation.
  • (pejorative) A grossly inferior imitation.
    • A battlefield trial is a travesty of justice.

    Synonyms

    * caricature

    Verb

  • To make a travesty of; to parody.

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