spectacle

Noun
  1. Something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight) (synset 106902188)
    "the tragic spectacle of cripples trying to escape"
    is a type of: sight - anything that is seen
  2. An elaborate and remarkable display on a lavish scale (synset 104279001)
    is a type of: display, presentation - a visual representation of something
    subtypes:
    • bullfight, corrida - a Spanish or Portuguese or Latin American spectacle; a matador baits and (usually) kills a bull in an arena before many spectators
    • naumachia, naumachy - a naval spectacle; a mock sea battle put on by the ancient Romans
  3. A blunder that makes you look ridiculous;
    Used in the phrase `make a spectacle of' yourself (synset 100076291)
    is a type of: bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall - an embarrassing mistake

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