Portrayal - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|pɔːrˈtreɪəl|
Brit.
|pɔːˈtreɪəl|
noun
- a word picture of a person's appearance and character (syn: portrait, portraiture)
- acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture (syn: characterization, enactment, personation)
- a representation by picture or portraiture (syn: depiction)
- any likeness of a person, in any medium (syn: portrait)
- representation by drawing or painting etc (syn: delineation, depiction)
- acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture (syn: characterization, enactment, personation)
- a representation by picture or portraiture (syn: depiction)
- any likeness of a person, in any medium (syn: portrait)
- representation by drawing or painting etc (syn: delineation, depiction)
Extra examples
...his novel presents a moving portrayal of a woman searching for personal fulfillment and happiness...
The film is not an accurate portrayal (=correct portrayal) of his life.
...the townspeople were offended by the documentary's portrayal of them as an unwashed mass of chawbacons...
...in his portrayal the actor emphasizes the working-class hunk's fundamental animality...
Word forms
noun
singular: portrayal
plural: portrayals
singular: portrayal
plural: portrayals
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