A venture that fails spectacularly, especially one perceived as overconfident.
The R.M.S. Titanic, an ocean liner, supposedly unsinkable, that sank on its maiden voyage on 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg.
Of a conflict or contest: involving equally powerful participants.
Of or relating to the Titans, a race of giant gods in Greek mythology.
Having great size, or great force, power, or strength.
A claimant to a throne or the office of a ruler; orig. in a neutral sense, but now always applied to a claimant who is held to have no just title.
A person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold.
One who puts forth a claim, or who aspires to or aims at something; a claimant, candidate, or aspirant; now, one who makes baseless pretensions.
A claimant to an abolished or already occupied throne.
One who pretends or lays claim to something; one who makes a profession, show, or assertion, esp. without adequate grounds, falsely, or with intent to deceive; a dissembler, deceiver, charlatan, hypocrite.