Definition of Travesty
Travesty
trav·es·ty
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
an absurd, distorted, inferior, or false representation or imitation of something;
e.g. His statement is a travesty since it disregards several important factors.
(noun)
a translation or imitation of a literary or artistic work, usually comically or absurdly exaggerated and therefore somewhat inappropriate in treatment, style, or subject;
e.g. They put on a travesty of a famous play.
(noun)
broadly, something that is not what it is supposed or expected to be and that is therefore shocking or upsetting;
e.g. They thought that the performance was a travesty because it deviated too much from the traditional technique.
(verb)
to make a parody of something, to represent it in a distorted, absurd, or false way;
e.g. She is concerned that she will travesty the source material if she tried to modify it.
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