travesty als zelfstandig naamwoord: - 1
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travesty
zelfstandig naamwoord
1 travesty
A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations.
synoniemen: farce, farce comedy.
Nederlands: klucht, boerde, sotternie
Pools: farsa, krotochwila
2 travesty
A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way.
synoniemen: burlesque, lampoon, mockery, parody, pasquinade, put-on, send-up, sendup, spoof, takeoff.
Roget 856:
ridicule,
derision;
sardonic smile,
sardonic grin;
irrision†;
scoffing
etc.
(disrespect)
929;
mockery,
quiz†,
banter,
irony,
persiflage,
raillery,
chaff,
badinage;
quizzing
etc.
v.;
asteism†.
squib,
satire,
skit,
quip,
quib†,
grin.
parody,
burlesque,
travesty,
travestie†;
farce
etc.
(drama)
599;
caricature.
buffoonery
etc.
(fun)
840;
practical joke;
horseplay.
scorn,
contempt
etc.
930.
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Roget 555:
misrepresentation,
distortion,
caricatura†,
exaggeration;
daubing
etc.
v.;
bad likeness,
daub,
sign painting;
scratch,
caricature;
anamorphosis†;
burlesque,
falsification,
misstatement;
parody,
lampoon,
take-off,
travesty.
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Roget 523:
misinterpretation,
misapprehension,
misunderstanding,
misacceptation†,
misconstruction,
misapplication;
catachresis†;
eisegesis†;
cross-reading,
cross-purposes;
mistake
etc.
495.
misrepresentation,
perversion,
exaggeration
etc.
549;
false coloring,
false construction;
abuse of terms;
parody,
travesty;
falsification
etc.
(lying)
544.
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Roget 21:
copy,
facsimile,
counterpart,
effigies,
effigy,
form,
likeness.
image,
picture,
photo,
xerox,
similitude,
semblance,
ectype†,
photo offset,
electrotype;
imitation
etc.
19;
model,
representation,
adumbration,
study;
portrait
etc.
(representation)
554;
resemblance.
duplicate,
reproduction;
cast,
tracing;
reflex,
reflexion [Brit.],
reflection;
shadow,
echo.
transcript
[copy into a non-visual form],
transcription;
recording,
scan.
chip off the old block;
reprint,
new printing;
rechauffe [Fr.];
apograph†,
fair copy.
parody,
caricature,
burlesque,
travesty,
travestie†,
paraphrase.
[copy with some differences]
derivative,
derivation,
modification,
expansion,
extension,
revision;
second edition
etc.
(repetition)
104.
servile copy,
servile imitation;
plagiarism,
counterfeit,
fake
etc.
(deception)
545;
pasticcio†.
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Nederlands: bedotterij, mystificatie, grap
Pools: szarada, karykatura, parodia
werkwoord
1 travesty
Make a travesty of.
Roget 555:
misrepresent,
distort,
overdraw,
exaggerate,
caricature,
daub;
burlesque,
parody,
travesty.
Roget 523:
misinterpret,
misapprehend,
misunderstand,
misconceive,
misspell,
mistranslate,
misconstrue,
misapply;
mistake
etc.
495.
misrepresent,
pervert;
explain wrongly,
misstate;
garble
etc.
(falsify)
544;
distort,
detort†;
travesty,
play upon words;
stretch the sense,
strain the sense,
stretch the meaning,
strain the meaning,
wrest the sense,
wrest the meaning;
explain away;
put a bad construction on,
put a false construction on;
give a false coloring.
be at cross purposes,
play at cross purposes.
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Roget 19:
imitate,
copy,
mirror,
reflect,
reproduce,
repeat;
do like,
echo,
reecho,
catch;
transcribe;
match,
parallel.
mock,
take off,
mimic,
ape,
simulate,
impersonate,
personate;
act
etc.
(drama)
599;
represent
etc.
554;
counterfeit,
parody,
travesty,
caricature,
lampoon,
burlesque.
follow in the steps of,
tread in the steps,
follow in the footsteps of,
follow in the wake of;
take pattern by;
follow suit,
follow the example of;
walk in the shoes of,
take a leaf out of another's book,
strike in with,
follow suit;
take after,
model after;
emulate.
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Roget 856:
ridicule,
deride,
mock,
taunt;
snigger;
laugh in one's sleeve;
tease
[ridicule lightly],
badinage,
banter,
rally,
chaff,
joke,
twit,
quiz,
roast;
haze [U.S.];
tehee†;
fleer†;
show up.
play upon,
play tricks upon;
fool to the top of one's bent;
laugh at,
grin at,
smile at;
poke fun at.
satirize,
parody,
caricature,
burlesque,
travesty.
turn into ridicule;
make merry with;
make fun of,
make game of,
make a fool of,
make an April fool of†;
rally;
scoff
etc.
(disrespect)
929.
raise a laugh
etc.
(amuse)
840;
play the fool,
make a fool of oneself.
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