travesty
An absurd, grotesque, misrepresentative or grossly inferior likeness or imitationAn absurd, grotesque, misrepresentative or grossly inferior likeness or imitation.
» What's happened here is a travesty.
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3 sensesAn absurd, grotesque, misrepresentative or grossly inferior likeness or imitation.
A battlefield trial is a travesty of justice.
Zerrbild, armselige Karikatur
A pastiche, parody, or stylistic imitation; a burlesque literary or artistic imitation (typically of a more serious work).
Farce, lächerliche Karikatur, Travestie
(proscribed, sometimes)An appalling event, situation or outcome (especially in relation to another outcome to which it is grossly inferior).
- a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
- a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
Examples
8 sentencesWhat's happened here is a travesty.
It's a travesty.
This is a travesty of justice.
deDas ist ein Zerrbild der Gerechtigkeit. — al_ex_an_der
Under no circumstances will I ever consent to such a travesty.
This is a travesty.
ruЭто травести. — marafon
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 3
Origin
From French travesti (“disguised, burlesqued”), past participle of travestir (“to disguiseFrom French travesti (“disguised, burlesqued”), past participle of travestir (“to disguise”), borrowed from Italian travestire (“to dress up, disguise”), from tra- (“across”) + vestire (“to dress”), from Latin vestiō (“to clothe, dress”), from Proto-Italic *westis (“clothing”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéstis (“dressing”) from verbal root *wes- (“to dress, clothe”); cognate to English wear. Doublet of travesti.
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Forms
plural: travesties| Singular | travesty |
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Synonyms
14 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsSee also
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