travesty

Meaning

Noun

1. An absurd, grotesque, misrepresentative or grossly inferior likeness or imitation.
2. A pastiche, parody, or stylistic imitation; a burlesque literary or artistic imitation (typically of a more serious work).
3. (proscribed, sometimes) An appalling event, situation or outcome (especially in relation to another outcome to which it is grossly inferior).

Verb

To make a travesty of; to parody.

Synonyms

parody

burlesque

mockery

caricature

lampoon

spoof

farce

sendup

pasquinade

charade

farce comedy

put-on

skit

takeoff

misinterpret

mimicry

taunting

razz

satire

scoffing

mimic

send up

distort

chaff

mock

mocking

parodies

Translations

travestie

parodia

paródia

parodiar

parodia

Travestie

διακωμώδηση

parodier

παρωδία

travesteren

παραποίηση

pasticher

parodieren

travesti

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɹæv.ɪs.ti/

Etymology

Cognate with English: wear

In summary

From French travesti (“disguised, burlesqued”), past participle of travestir (“to disguise”), borrowed from Italian travestire (“to dress up, disguise”), from tra- (“across”) + vestire (“to dress”), from Latin vestiō (“to clothe, dress”), from Proto-Italic *westis (“clothing”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéstis (“dressing”) from verbal root *wes- (“to dress, clothe”); cognate to English wear. Doublet of travesti.