travesty

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noun

trav·es·ty ˈtra-və-stē How to pronounce travesty (audio)

plural travesties

: a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation

a travesty of justice

: a burlesque translation or literary or artistic imitation usually grotesquely incongruous in style, treatment, or subject matter

travesty

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verb

travestied; travestying

transitive verb

: to make a travesty of : parody

Example Sentences

Noun It is a travesty and a tragedy that so many people would be denied the right to vote. The trial was a travesty of justice. Verb this comedy sketch mindlessly travesties the hard work of relief workers around the world

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Noun

Ah, but therein lies the beauty — or for some people, the travesty — of the third wild-card team.

Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Aug. 2022 All of which, to those who sensed the explosive charge of the earlier Elvis, is a travesty, a tragedy, and a kind of creative death.

Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 24 June 2022 The first elements, by international artists such as Marina Abramović, were a travesty of narcissistic kitsch.

George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2022 But the presidency is the one office for which the entire country votes, and for it to be captured by a progressive fringe is a travesty.

The Editors, National Review, 25 Aug. 2022 Director Stephen Frears staged this biopic, alternating tragedy and travesty.

Armond White, National Review, 6 July 2022 However many books and movies take it as their subject, a historical travesty on the incomprehensible scale of the Holocaust must always contain within it an uncountable number of untold stories.

Jessica Kiang, Variety, 4 July 2022 What a travesty that this British show only got one season.

Sara Netzley, EW.com, 27 June 2022 All these issues are putting fireflies at risk, and to lose a family of insects that have been around for 100 million years would be a travesty, experts said.

Sarah Bowman, USA TODAY, 2 July 2022

Verb

Readers may be tempted to side at one moment with the defenders of Jewish caution and Jewish sentiment, however their instincts are travestied, and soon afterward with Zuckerman’s principled view of the autonomy of art.

Cynthia Ozick, WSJ, 25 May 2018 Are miracle and faith being slyly travestied, or is this just another example of the going secular self-help usage?

Elaine Blair, New York Times, 18 May 2018 See More

单词	travesties
释义	travesty 1 of 2 noun trav·es·ty ˈtra-və-stē plural travesties 1 : a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation a travesty of justice 2 : a burlesque translation or literary or artistic imitation usually grotesquely incongruous in style, treatment, or subject matter travesty 2 of 2 verb travestied; travestying transitive verb : to make a travesty of : parody Did you know? The noun travesty, which current evidence dates to the 17th century, comes from the French verb travestir, meaning "to disguise." The word's roots, however, wind back through Italian to the Latin verb vestire, meaning "to clothe" or "to dress." Travesty is not the only English descendent of vestire. Others include vestment, divest, and investiture. Travesty, incidentally, can also be a verb meaning "to make a travesty of" or "to parody." Synonyms Noun caricature cartoon farce joke mockery parody sham Verb burlesque caricature do imitate mimic mock parody send up spoof See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun It is a travesty and a tragedy that so many people would be denied the right to vote. The trial was a travesty of justice. Verb this comedy sketch mindlessly travesties the hard work of relief workers around the world Recent Examples on the Web Noun Ah, but therein lies the beauty — or for some people, the travesty — of the third wild-card team. Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Aug. 2022 All of which, to those who sensed the explosive charge of the earlier Elvis, is a travesty, a tragedy, and a kind of creative death. Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 24 June 2022 The first elements, by international artists such as Marina Abramović, were a travesty of narcissistic kitsch. George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2022 But the presidency is the one office for which the entire country votes, and for it to be captured by a progressive fringe is a travesty. The Editors, National Review, 25 Aug. 2022 Director Stephen Frears staged this biopic, alternating tragedy and travesty. Armond White, National Review, 6 July 2022 However many books and movies take it as their subject, a historical travesty on the incomprehensible scale of the Holocaust must always contain within it an uncountable number of untold stories. Jessica Kiang, Variety, 4 July 2022 What a travesty that this British show only got one season. Sara Netzley, EW.com, 27 June 2022 All these issues are putting fireflies at risk, and to lose a family of insects that have been around for 100 million years would be a travesty, experts said. Sarah Bowman, USA TODAY, 2 July 2022 Verb Readers may be tempted to side at one moment with the defenders of Jewish caution and Jewish sentiment, however their instincts are travestied, and soon afterward with Zuckerman’s principled view of the autonomy of art. Cynthia Ozick, WSJ, 25 May 2018 Are miracle and faith being slyly travestied, or is this just another example of the going secular self-help usage? Elaine Blair, New York Times, 18 May 2018 See More Word History Etymology Noun obsolete English travesty disguised, parodied, from French travesti, past participle of travestir to disguise, from Italian travestire, from tra- across (from Latin trans-) + vestire to dress, from Latin — more at vest entry 2 First Known Use Noun circa 1668, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 1667, in the meaning defined above travesties 1 of 2 noun plural of travesty 1 as in parodies a poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something rigged from the start, his trial was a travesty of justice Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance parodies caricatures jokes shams farces cartoons comedies hoaxes mockeries burlesques simulations pretenses forgeries phonies phoneys counterfeits knockoffs lampoons fakes takeoffs pretences humbug Antonyms & Near Antonyms tributes homages 2 as in spoofs a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect the big-screen version of the classic sitcom is actually a good-natured travesty of the TV series Synonyms & Similar Words parodies spoofs burlesques satires send-ups imitations distortions comedies caricatures exaggerations ribs farces takeoffs put-ons sketches mockeries lampoons impersonations slapsticks squibs humors travesties 2 of 2 verb present tense third-person singular of travesty as in mocks to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of this comedy sketch mindlessly travesties the hard work of relief workers around the world Synonyms & Similar Words parodies mocks imitates burlesques spoofs caricatures does mimics sends up plays acts ridicules shams jibes gibes parrots satirizes lampoons copycats apes monkeys emulates reproduces performs duplicates simulates pretends pasquinades counterfeits pantomimes personates fakes replicates pads derides mimes stretches feigns plays up embellishes exaggerates dissembles magnifies enhances embroiders overdraws elaborates amplifies expands overstates fleshes (out) puts on impersonates enlarges (on or upon)
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