travesty

(trăv'ĭ-stē)
n., pl., -ties.

1. An exaggerated or grotesque imitation, such as a parody of a literary work.
2. A debased or grotesque likeness: a travesty of justice. See synonyms at caricature.

tr.v., -tied, -ty·ing, -ties.
To make a travesty of; parody or ridicule.

[From obsolete, disguised, burlesqued, from French travesti, past participle of travestir, to disguise, parody, from Italian travestire : Latin trāns-, trans- + Latin vestīre, to dress (from vestis, garment).]

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noun

A false, derisive, or impudent imitation of something: burlesque, caricature, farce, mock, mockery, parody, sham. See respect/contempt/standing, same/different/compare.

verb

To copy (the manner or expression of another), especially in an exaggerated or mocking way: ape, burlesque, caricature, imitate, mimic, mock, parody. Idioms: do a takeoff on. See same/different/compare.

n

Definition: spoof, ridicule
Antonyms: seriousness, solemnity

v

Definition: ridicule, spoof
Antonyms: be serious

travesty, a mockingly undignified or trivializing treatment of a dignified subject, usually as a kind of parody. Travesty may be distinguished from the mock epic and other kinds of burlesque in that it treats a solemn subject frivolously, while they treat frivolous subjects with mock solemnity. Cervantes' Don Quixote (1605) is a travesty of chivalric romances, and James Joyce's Ulysses (1922) is partly a travesty of Homer's Odyssey.

Verb: travesty.

IN BRIEF: A composition that imitates somebody's style with humour and satire.

Many citizens felt that the court case was a travesty of justice.

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• Blame, Censure, Ridicule, and Contempt - travesty: grotesque or debased imitation

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - traverser, kariker, parodier
v. tr. - traversere karikere, parodiere

Nederlands (Dutch)
travestie, karikatuur, verkleding

Français (French)
n. - (Art, Littérat) farce, travestissement, parodie
v. tr. - travestir (tous contextes)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Travestie, Karrikatur
v. - travestieren, verzerren

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - παρωδία, διακωμώδηση
v. - παρωδώ, διακωμωδώ

Italiano (Italian)
parodia, parodiare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - caricatura (f), imitação grotesca (f)
v. - caricaturar, parodiar

Русский (Russian)
шарж, пародия, (театр.) травести, пародировать, искажать

Español (Spanish)
n. - parodia, farsa, disfraz
v. tr. - parodiar, disfrazar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - travesti
v. - travestera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
滑稽的作品, 滑稽模仿, 漫画, 滑稽地模仿, 拙劣的模仿, 歪曲

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 滑稽的作品, 滑稽模仿, 漫畫
v. tr. - 滑稽地模仿, 拙劣的模仿, 歪曲

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 희화화
v. tr. - 희화화하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - こっけい化する
n. - こっけい化したもの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) محاكاة مضحكه, تقليد ساخر (فعل) يقلد على نحو مضحك أو ساخر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חיקוי נלעג, פרודיה, סילוף, קריקטורה‬
v. tr. - ‮שם ללעג, חיקה‬

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