travesty
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travesty
- /ˈtɹæv.ɪs.ti/
- /ˈtɹæv.əs.ti/
Where it comes from
From French travesti (“disguised, burlesqued”), past participle of travestir (“to disguise”), borrowed from Italian travestire (“to dress up, disguise”), from tra- (“across”) + vestire (“to dress”), from Latin vestiō (“to clothe, dress”), from Proto-Italic *westis (“clothing”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéstis (“dressing”) from verbal root *wes- (“to dress, clothe”); cognate to English wear. Doublet of travesti.
noun travesties
- An absurd, grotesque, misrepresentative or grossly inferior likeness or imitation. A battlefield trial is a travesty of justice.
- A pastiche, parody, or stylistic imitation; a burlesque literary or artistic imitation (typically of a more serious work).
- An appalling event, situation or outcome (especially in relation to another outcome to which it is grossly inferior). Spurs survived the scare - and such was their domination after the break that it would have been a travesty had Arsenal escaped Wembley, hosting a Premier League record attendance of 83,222, with a draw.
Similar: caricature, feign · Opposite: veracity
verb travesties · travestying · travestied
- To make a travesty of; to parody.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: lampoon, pasquinade, sendup, parody, mockery, spoof, farce, burlesque, charade, takeoff, farce comedy, ridicule, prank, joke, sarcasm, kidding
noun
Similar: caricature, feign · Opposite: veracity
Translations
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noun grossly inferior imitation
| Español | imitación (pésima) pésima |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | armselige Karikatur |
noun absurd or grotesque misrepresentation
| Español | tergiversación absurda / grotesca |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | विडंबना viḍambanā |
| Deutsch | Zerrbild |
| Italiano | farsa |
noun parody or stylistic imitation
| Deutsch | Farce, lächerliche Karikatur, Travestie |
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