Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows.
NEW iPhone Audio English dictionary


Noun: travesty  tra-vus-tee
  1. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
    - farce, farce comedy
     
  2. A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
    - parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, charade, pasquinade, put-on
Verb: travesty  tra-vus-tee
  1. Make a travesty of

Derived forms: travestying, travesties, travestied

Type of: burlesque, caricature, comedy, imitation, impersonation, parody, spoof

Encyclopedia: Travesty

Nearest

travelogue
travel-soiled
travel-stained
travel-worn
traversable
traversal
traverse
Traverse City
traverser
travertine
travesty
travois
trawl
trawl line
trawl net
trawler
tray
tray cloth
trayful
trazodone
trazodone hydrochloride