Onun seks skandalı serpintisi sırasında yüzünü korumak için saçma bir girişimde bulundu. - He made a farcical attempt to save face during the fallout of his sex scandal.
disapproval If you describe a situation or event as farcical, you mean that it is so silly or extreme that you are unable to take it seriously. a farcical nine months' jail sentence imposed yesterday on a killer