SPECTACLE
Dictionary entry overview: What does spectacle mean?
• SPECTACLE (noun)
The noun SPECTACLE has 3 senses:
1. something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)
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
Familiarity information: SPECTACLE used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• SPECTACLE (noun)
Meaning:
Something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context example:
the tragic spectacle of cripples trying to escape
Hypernyms ("spectacle" is a kind of...):
sight (anything that is seen)
Meaning:
An elaborate and remarkable display on a lavish scale
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("spectacle" is a kind of...):
display; presentation (a visual representation of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "spectacle"):
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)
Meaning:
A blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase 'make a spectacle of' yourself
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("spectacle" is a kind of...):
bloomer; blooper; blunder; boner; boo-boo; botch; bungle; flub; foul-up; fuckup; pratfall (an embarrassing mistake)
