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travesty
travesty /ˈtræv.ə.sti/ noun [C] FORMAL
► F0 something that fails to represent the values and qualities that it is intended to represent, in a way that is shocking or offensive: » Their production of 'Macbeth' was quite the worst I've ever seen - it was a travesty.» Langdale described the court ruling as a travesty of justice.→ COMPARE PARODY(Cf. ↑parody) nounThesaurus+: ↑Lies, lying and hypocrisy , ↑Dishonest people |