travesty

Meanings

Noun

a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
An absurd, grotesque, misrepresentative or grossly inferior likeness or imitation.
A pastiche, parody, or stylistic imitation; a burlesque literary or artistic imitation (typically of a more serious work).
An appalling event, situation or outcome (especially in relation to another outcome to which it is grossly inferior).

Verb

make a travesty of
To make a travesty of; to parody.

Origin / Etymology

From 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.

Synonyms

burlesque, caricature, charade, farce, farce comedy, feign, lampoon, mockery, parody, pasquinade, put-on, sendup, spoof, takeoff

Antonyms

veracity

Scrabble Score: 14

travesty is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
travesty is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
travesty is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

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