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Jackson6612 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Very similar to 'fresco' in spelling and had meaning close to 'minor failure'

Hi

Some days ago I stumbled upon the word which was, I think, very similar to 'fresco' in spelling and had meaning close to 'minor failure'. Now I have failed to recall that word. Could you please help me to identify it? Thank you.

Regards
Jackson
  

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Hi Jackson, Would fiasco be the word? q=fiasco

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  • Hi Jackson, Would fiasco be the word?
  • q=fiasco
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Thanks, John.

Sorry, I forgot to mention that I had actually misspelled the word 'fiasco' which made my handheld electronic dictionary suggest this word. Does it help?

Regards
Jackson
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the only word I thought of was "farce" which is sometimes used to mean a ridiculous sham.
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AlpheccaStarsthe only word I thought of was "farce" which is sometimes used to mean a ridiculous sham.
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Maybe chiaroscuro? This is an oil painting technique, but it apparently has been used metaphorically, and also as a literary term, meaning something like sharp contrast. So (pushing the envelope a little) you might concoct a sentence with the meaning you mentioned, like, for example: "Finally the chiaroscuro in our relationship caused it to fall into the pit that always loomed."
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