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travesties


Meanings
  • A travesty is an event or situation that is a distorted or ludicrous imitation of something.

    - "The election results were a travesty of justice."
    - "The carnival was a travesty of what a carnival should be."

Antonyms

veracity
Synonyms

caricature , feign
Rhymes
Words rhyming with travesties
debacle , facade , parade , spectacle
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,
  1. travesty (en) : an event or situation that is a distorted or ludicrous imitation of something.

  2. travesty (es) : parodia, burlesque, mimica ridícula.


Variants
List of all variants of travesties that leads to same result
travesties , travesty , travestied , travestying
Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The word 'travesty' comes from the Middle English word 'travesten', which means 'to disguise or conceal, especially in order to deceive or mislead'.


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