noun
- a round glass container for keeping pet fish
- a place or situation lacking privacy where one’s actions are constantly observed
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The goldfish swam lazily around its small fishbowl.
- She cleaned the fishbowl every week to keep the water clear.
- The new aquarium was much larger than their old fishbowl.
- Living in the White House is like living in a fishbowl.
- As a celebrity, she felt like she was always in a fishbowl.
- The glass office made him feel like he was working in a fishbowl.
- Small towns can feel like fishbowls where everyone knows your business.