Definition of travesty Travesty
/tɹæˈvʌsti/ - [tratvustee] - trav•es•ty
We found 11 definitions of travesty from 6 different sources.
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What does travesty mean?
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- travesty (Noun)
An absurd or grotesque misrepresentation. - travesty (Noun)
A parody or stylistic imitation. - travesty (Noun)
A grossly inferior imitation. - travesty (Verb)
To make a travesty of; to parody.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- travesty (a.)
Disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous; travestied; -- applied to a book or shorter composition. - travesty (n.)
A burlesque translation or imitation of a work. - travesty (v. t.)
To translate, imitate, or represent, so as to render ridiculous or ludicrous.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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travesty
Something so lacking in necessary qualities as to inspire ridicule.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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travesty
trav′es-ti, adj. having on the vesture or appearance of another: disguised so as to be ridiculous.—n. a kind of burlesque in which the original characters are preserved, the situations parodied.—v.t. to turn into burlesque. [Fr. travestir, to disguise—L. trans, over, vestīre, to clothe.]
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🔤- travesty, verb, present, 1st person singular of travesty (infinitive).
- travesty, verb (infinitive).
- travesty, noun, singular of travesties.
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