spectacle

noun

1. something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)

- the tragic spectacle of cripples trying to escape

Definition categories: communication, sight

2. an elaborate and remarkable display on a lavish scale

Definition categories: man–made, display, presentation

3. a blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase `make a spectacle of' yourself

Definition categories: act, bloomer, blooper, blunder, botch, bungle, flub, pratfall