travesty

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Pronunciation

• enPR: trăv'əs-tē, IPA: /ˈtɹæv.əs.ti/

Noun

travesty (plural travesties)

1. An absurd or grotesque misrepresentation.

   • The second edition is not a recast, but absolutely a travesty of the first.

2. A parody or stylistic imitation.
3. (pejorative) A grossly inferior imitation.

   A battlefield trial is a travesty of justice.

4. (colloquial, proscribed) An appalling version of something.

Synonyms

• caricature
• feign

Antonyms

• veracity

Related terms

• transvestite
• vest
• vestry
• wear
• revetment
• trans-

Translations

• German: Zerrbild
• Italian: farsa

Translations

• German: Farce, lächerliche Karikatur, Travestie

Verb

travesty (travesties, present participle travestying; past and past participle travestied)

1. (transitive) To make a travesty of; to parody.

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