fiasco (n.)

• abortion
• bafflement
• balk
• blow
• botch
• buffet
• bungle
• comedown
• dash
• defeat
• disappointment
• disaster
• discomfiture
• disillusionment
• dissatisfaction
• failure
• fizzle
• flop
• flunk
• foiling
• frustration
• hash
• letdown
• mess
• mirage
• muddle
• setback
• tantalization
• tease
• washout