travesty
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From French travestir (“to disguise”), from Latin trans (“over”) + vestire (“to clothe”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: ˈtɹæ.vəs.ti/
[edit] Noun
travesty (plural travesties)
- An absurd or grotesque misrepresentation
- A parody or stylistic imitation.
- (pejorative) A grossly inferior imitation.
- A battlefield trial is a travesty of justice.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] External links
- travesty in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- travesty in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- travesty at OneLook Dictionary Search
