TRAVESTY

parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, send-up, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, pasquinade, put-on

(noun) a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody’s style, usually in a humorous way

farce, farce comedy, travesty

(noun) a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations

travesty

(verb) make a travesty of

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

travesty (plural travesties)

An absurd or grotesque misrepresentation.

A parody or stylistic imitation.

(pejorative) A grossly inferior imitation.

(colloquial, proscribed) An appalling version of something.

Synonyms

• caricature

• feign

Antonyms

• veracity

Verb

travesty (third-person singular simple present travesties, present participle travestying, simple past and past participle travestied)

(transitive) To make a travesty of; to parody.

Source: Wiktionary

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Trav"es*ty, a. Etym: [F. travesti, p. p. of travestir to disguise, to travesty, It. travestire, fr. L. trans across, over + vestire to dress, clothe. See Vest.]

Definition: Disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous; travestied; -- applied to a book or shorter composition. [R.]

Trav"es*ty, n.; pl. Travesties (.

Definition: A burlesque translation or imitation of a work. The second edition is not a recast, but absolutely a travesty of the first. De Quincey.

Trav"es*ty, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Travestied; p. pr. & vb. n. Travesting.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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