Travesty

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An exaggerated or grotesque imitation, such as a parody of a literary work.
  • n. A debased or grotesque likeness: a travesty of justice. See Synonyms at caricature.
  • v. To make a travesty of; parody or ridicule.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An absurd or grotesque misrepresentation
  • n. A parody or stylistic imitation.
  • n. A grossly inferior imitation.
  • v. To make a travesty of; to parody.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous; travestied; -- applied to a book or shorter composition.
  • n. A burlesque translation or imitation of a work.
  • v. To translate, imitate, or represent, so as to render ridiculous or ludicrous.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Disguised; burlesqued.
  • To disguise by a change of vesture.
  • In lit., to give such a literary treatment or setting to (a serious production) as to render it ridiculous or ludicrous; hence, by extension, to burlesque; imitate so as to render absurd or grotesque. See travesty, n.
  • n. In lit., a burlesque treatment or setting of a subject which had originally been handled in a serious manner; hence, by extension, any burlesque or ludicrous imitation, whether intentional or not; a grotesque or absurd resemblance.
  • n. Synonyms Burlesque, Parody, etc. See caricature.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
  • n. a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
  • v. make a travesty of
  • Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    imitation    caricature    impersonation    comedy    spoof    parody    burlesque   
    Variant
    travestied   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    caricature    parody    mockery    farce    perversion    grimace    pantomime    rictus    exaggeration    buffoonery