Travesty - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈtrævəstɪ|
Brit.
|ˈtrævɪstɪ|
noun
- a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations (syn: farce)
- a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way (syn: burlesque, lampoon, mockery, parody, pasquinade, send-up, spoof, takeoff)
- a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way (syn: burlesque, lampoon, mockery, parody, pasquinade, send-up, spoof, takeoff)
verb
- make a travesty of
Extra examples
It is a travesty and a tragedy that so many people would be denied the right to vote.
The trial was a travesty of justice.
Their marriage was a complete travesty.
O'Brien described his trial as a travesty of justice.
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