travesty

Meanings

• noun

  an unfortunate or laughable situation; a ludicrous or pitiful failure, especially one that is intentional

  - "The election result was a travesty of justice."
  - "The play was a travesty of Shakespeare's original work."
  - "The company's financial report was a travesty of the truth."

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Antonyms

veracity

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Synonyms

caricature , feign

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with travesty
chastity , city , piety , reality

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Variants

List of all variants of travesty that leads to same result
travesties , travesty , travestied , travestying

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Etymology

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late Middle English: from travestie, variant of travestir 'to disguise, transform', from travest 'mask, disguise'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'travesty' was first used in English in the late 15th century.

2. The word 'travesty' comes from the Latin word 'travestire', which means 'to disguise, transform'.

3. In the context of drag performances, a travesty queen is a performer who presents as the opposite gender in a comedic and exaggerated way.

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Related Concepts

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1. parody: A work that imitates the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect. Travesty can be considered a form of parody that focuses on the misrepresentation or distortion of a subject.

2. satire: A literary or artistic work that uses humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

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Culture

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Travesty has been used in various forms of literature, art, and music to describe situations that are intentionally misrepresented or distorted. In drag performances, for example, a travesty is a performance where a performer dresses and behaves as the opposite gender in an exaggerated and comedic way.

How to Memorize "travesty"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a situation where something is intentionally misrepresented or distorted, such as a play that is a travesty of the original work.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'travesty' with the idea of a misrepresentation or distortion of something.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'T-R-A-V-E-S-T-Y' to remember the meaning: Tragic Result Against Veritable Expectations, Skewing Truth Yields Tragedy.

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