travesty
11travesty — n. 1) to make a travesty of 2) a shocking travesty 3) a travesty of, on * * * [ trævɪstɪ] on a shocking travesty a travesty of to make a travesty of …
12travesty — I. transitive verb ( tied; tying) Date: 1673 to make a travesty of ; parody II. noun (plural ties) Etymology: obsolete English travesty disguised, parodied, from French travesti, past participle of travestir to disguise, from Italian …
13travesty — [17] Travesty and transvestite [20] are first cousins. Both are compounded of the Latin elements trāns ‘across’ and vestīre ‘clothe’ (source of English vest, vestment, etc), but they are separate formations. Travesty comes ultimately from Italian …
14travesty — trav|es|ty [ˈtrævısti] n plural travesties [C usually singular] [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: travesti having the usual appearance changed , from travestir to disguise , from Italian travestire, from tra across (from Latin trans ) + vestire …
15travesty — [[t]træ̱vəsti[/t]] travesties N COUNT: oft N of n If you describe something as a travesty of another thing, you mean that it is a very bad representation of that other thing. Her research suggests that Smith s reputation today is a travesty of… …
16travesty — /ˈtrævəsti / (say travuhstee) noun (plural travesties) 1. any grotesque or debased likeness or imitation: a travesty of justice. 2. a literary composition characterised by burlesque or ludicrous treatment of a serious work or subject. 3. literary …
17travesty — [17] Travesty and transvestite [20] are first cousins. Both are compounded of the Latin elements trāns ‘across’ and vestīre ‘clothe’ (source of English vest, vestment, etc), but they are separate formations. Travesty comes ultimately from Italian …
18travesty — 1. noun ˈtɹæ.vəs.ti/ a) An absurd or grotesque misrepresentation A battlefield trial is a travesty of justice. b) A parody or stylistic imitation. Syn: caricature …
19travesty — n. & v. n. (pl. ies) a grotesque misrepresentation or imitation (a travesty of justice). v.tr. ( ies, ied) make or be a travesty of. Etymology: (orig. adj.) f. F travesti past part. of travestir disguise, change the clothes of, f. It. travestire… …
20travesty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. caricature, burlesque, farce, parody, lampoon, takeoff (inf.), spoof (sl.); fiasco; absurdity. See ridicule, imitation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. burlesque, spoof, mockery, perversion; see parody . See… …
