travesty

English

Etymology

From French travestir (“to disguise”), from Latin trans (“over”) + vestire (“to clothe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: ˈtɹæ.vəs.ti/

Noun

travesty (plural travesties)

1. An absurd or grotesque misrepresentation.
   • De Quincey

     The second edition is not a recast, but absolutely a travesty of the first.

2. A parody or stylistic imitation.
3. (pejorative) A grossly inferior imitation.

   A battlefield trial is a travesty of justice.

Synonyms

• caricature

Translations

An absurd or grotesque misrepresentation

• Czech: travestie (cs) f
• Finnish: irvikuva
• Italian: farsa (it)

Verb

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

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

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