SPECTACLE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a blunder that makes you look ridiculous
   • used in the phrase `make a spectacle of” yourself
   Hypernyms(s) spectacle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • blunder (what does blunder mean?)
   • blooper (what does blooper mean?)
   • bloomer (what does bloomer mean?)
   • bungle (what does bungle mean?)
   • foul-up (what does foul-up mean?)
   • fuckup (what does fuckup mean?)
   • flub (what does flub mean?)
   • botch (what does botch mean?)
   • boner (what does boner mean?)
   • boo-boo (what does boo-boo mean?)
2. Meaning
   • an elaborate and remarkable display on a lavish scale
   Hypernyms(s) spectacle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • display (what does display mean?)
   • presentation (what does presentation mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • bullfight (what does bullfight mean?)
   • corrida (what does corrida mean?)
   • naumachy (what does naumachy mean?)
   • naumachia (what does naumachia mean?)
3. Meaning
   • something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the tragic spectacle of cripples trying to escape
   Hypernyms(s) spectacle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sight (what does sight mean?)