Definition of portrayal Portrayal

/pɔɹtɹejˈʌl/ - [portreyul] - por•tray•al

We found 9 definitions of portrayal from 4 different sources.

What does portrayal mean?

Noun Plural: portrayals
portrayal - acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
		characterization, enactment, personation
		acting, performing, playacting, playing the performance of a part or role in a drama
		impression the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another; "he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax"
portrayal - a word picture of a person's appearance and character
		portraiture, portrait
		word-painting, word picture, characterisation, characterization, delineation, depiction, picture a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"; "the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters"
portrayal - a representation by picture or portraiture
		depicting, depiction, portraying
		representational process any basic cognitive process in which some entity comes to stand for or represent something else
portrayal - representation by drawing or painting etc
		depiction, delineation
		pictorial representation, picturing visual representation as by photography or painting
portrayal - any likeness of a person, in any medium; "the photographer made excellent portraits"
		portrait
		likeness, semblance picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing
		half-length a portrait showing the body from only the waist up