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travesty

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtrævəsti/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtrævəsti/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(trav′ə stē)

Inflections of 'travesty' (n): npl: travesties

Inflections of 'travesty' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

travesties: v 3rd person singular

travestying: v pres p

travestied: v past

travestied: v past p

trav•es•ty /ˈtrævəsti/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -ties.

a poor or contemptible copy or likeness of something:Arresting an innocent man and then locking him up is a travesty of justice.

burlesque

trav•es•ty (trav′ə stē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties, v., -tied, -ty•ing.
n.

a literary or artistic burlesque of a serious work or subject, characterized by grotesque or ludicrous incongruity of style, treatment, or subject matter.
a literary or artistic composition so inferior in quality as to be merely a grotesque imitation of its model.
any grotesque or debased likeness or imitation:a travesty of justice.

v.t.

to make a travesty on;
turn (a serious work or subject) to ridicule by burlesquing.
to imitate grotesquely or absurdly.

Latin vestīre; see vest
Latin trāns- trans-) + vestire to clothe
Italian travestire, equivalent. to tra- (
French travesti, past participle of travestir to disguise
1655–65

burlesque.

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travesty /ˈtrævɪstɪ/ n ( pl -ties)

a farcical or grotesque imitation; mockery; parody

vb ( -ties, -tying, -tied)

(transitive) to make or be a travesty of

Etymology: 17th Century: from French travesti disguised, from travestir to disguise, from Italian travestire, from tra- trans- + vestire to clothe

'travesty' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

black mass - charade - parody - burlesque - caricature - farce - hold - mockery - Satanism - satire

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Synonyms: burlesque, spoof, mockery, perversion, parody, more...

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