Look up: Travesty

1. travesty
   parody/imitation 
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2. travesty
   [Noun] A very bad imitation of something.
   Example: The stage production was a travesty of the original story.
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3. travesty
   [v] - make a parody of
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4. travesty
   To translate, imitate, or represent, so as to render ridiculous or ludicrous. 'I see poor Lucan travestied, not appareled in his Roman toga, but under the cruel shears of an English tailor.' (Bentley) ... Origin: Travestied; Travesting. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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5. Travesty
   • (n.) A burlesque translation or imitation of a work. • (v. t.) To translate, imitate, or represent, so as to render ridiculous or ludicrous. • (a.) Disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous; travestied; -- applied to a book or shorter composition.
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6. travesty
   in literature, the treatment of a noble and dignified subject in an inappropriately trivial manner. Travesty is a crude form of burlesque in which ... [1 related articles]
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7. travesty
   a work that deflates something that is treated by another work with high seriousness.
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8. Travesty
   `Travesty` is an English word used to denote generally (a) an absurd or grotesque misrepresentation, (b) a parody or stylistic imitation, (c) (pejorative) a grossly inferior imitation. In literary or theatrical contexts it may also refer to: See also:
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