TRAVESTY

(noun) a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
synonyms : burlesque , charade , lampoon , mockery , parody , pasquinade , put-on , sendup , spoof , takeoff
He was an expert at writing and directing parodies. -added by naila_inlas
The cartoonist of the 'Iran' newspaper was arrested over the lampoon that was deemed to insult Iran’s Azeri minority. -added by Administrator
Gabar SIngh's character has been lampooned in many serials & movies. -added by priyavanjeri
(noun) a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
synonyms : farce , farce comedy
•The campaign became a farce from that point on. -added by nithi
(verb) make a travesty of

Mnemonics for travesty

(Tag: ) If u think Bra(tra) as vest then it is a travesty.
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(Tag: ) Travesty looks like transvestite (a man dressed as a woman) and hence basically a humorous caricature of a woman.
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(Tag: ) rem TRAVESTY=TARA+AVASTY. TARA AVASTY is a female mimic who is involved in travesty of actors
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(Tag: ) travesty = trans + vest... change in clothes.. imitation but a poor one
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(Tag: ) travesty - tra or trans + vest + y - trans means across or over or beyond, vest means to dress , so travesty means the act of dressing up an event over or beyond it..by being humourous, satirical etc.
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(Tag: ) TRAVESTY is a MOCKERY or an absurd or distorted imitation of the original.
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