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Noun: spectacle  spek-ti-kul
  1. A curious, striking or unusual sight
    "the tragic spectacle of cripples trying to escape"
     
  2. An elaborate and remarkable display on a lavish scale
     
  3. A blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase 'make a spectacle of' yourself
     
  4. (as a modifier) relating to spectacles

Derived forms: spectacles

Type of: bloomer [informal], blooper [N. Amer, informal], blue [Austral, NZ, informal], blunder, boner [N. Amer, informal], boob [Brit, informal], boo-boo [informal], botch, bungle, display, flub [N. Amer, informal], foul-up, goof [informal], pratfall [informal], presentation, sight

Encyclopedia: Spectacle