What is "travesty" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does travesty mean in English? Meaning of travesty definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "travesty" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "travesty": a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations

Noun

  • Meaning: a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
  • Synonyms: farce farce comedy travesty
  • Hypernyms: comedy
  • Meaning of "travesty": make a travesty of

    Verb

  • Meaning: make a travesty of
  • Synonyms: travesty
  • Hypernyms: burlesque parody spoof
  • Meaning of "travesty": a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

    Noun

  • Meaning: a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
  • Synonyms: burlesque charade lampoon mockery parody pasquinade put-on sendup spoof takeoff travesty
  • Hypernyms: caricature imitation impersonation
  • Synonyms:

    exaggeration, farce, mockery, perversion, satire, distortion, burlesque, sham, play, caricature, lampoon, roast, takeoff, put-on, mimicry, mock, parody, lampoonery, send-up, caricature, burlesque, imitate, satirize, distort, deride, lampoon, mimic, pervert, sham, parody, mock, ape, make fun of, put on, take off, make a mockery of, play on, send up,

    Antonyms:

    solemnity, seriousness, praise, flatter, tell truth, be serious,

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    travesty in English: travesty
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