caricature
A pictorial representation of someone in which distinguishing features are exaggerated…A pictorial representation of someone in which distinguishing features are exaggerated for comic effect.
» While Tom was away from his desk, Mary drew a caricature of him on the cover of his notebook.
Als Tom gerade nicht an seinem Schreibtisch saß, kritzelte Maria vorne auf sein Heft eine Karikatur von ihm.
Пока Тома не было за столом, Мэри нарисовала на него карикатуру на обложке его тетради.
Meaning
3 sensesA pictorial representation of someone in which distinguishing features are exaggerated for comic effect.
a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
A grotesque misrepresentation.
In facial recognition systems, a face that has been modified to look less like the average face, and thus more distinctive.
Examples
24 sentencesWhile Tom was away from his desk, Mary drew a caricature of him on the cover of his notebook.
ruПока Тома не было за столом, Мэри нарисовала на него карикатуру на обложке его тетради. — maks
deAls Tom gerade nicht an seinem Schreibtisch saß, kritzelte Maria vorne auf sein Heft eine Karikatur von ihm. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He drew amusing caricatures of politicians.
deEr zeichnete lustige Politiker-Karikaturen. — al_ex_an_der
This is a caricature of justice.
ruЭто искажённая картина справедливости. — alik_farber
A caricature has just one meaning.
ruКарикатура имеет только одно значение. — Balamax
Arrogance is a caricature of pride.
ruНадменность — это карикатура на гордость. — odexed
Origin
Borrowed from French caricature, from Italian caricatùra, ultimately from Latin carrus, anBorrowed from French caricature, from Italian caricatùra, ultimately from Latin carrus, and so not related to character, which is instead ultimately from Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr, “type, nature, character”).
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Forms
plural: caricaturesSynonyms
2 synonyms- a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect:imitationimpersonation