travesty

UK /ˈtɹæv.ɪs.ti/ US /ˈtɹæv.ɪs.ti/
noun 3verb 1

Definitions

noun

1

An absurd, grotesque, misrepresentative or grossly inferior likeness or imitation.

A battlefield trial is a travesty of justice.

The second edition is not a recast, but absolutely a travesty of the first.

2

A pastiche, parody, or stylistic imitation; a burlesque literary or artistic imitation (typically of a more serious work).

3

An appalling event, situation or outcome (especially in relation to another outcome to which it is grossly inferior).

Spurs survived the scare - and such was their domination after the break that it would have been a travesty had Arsenal escaped Wembley, hosting a Premier League record attendance of 83,222, with a draw.

verb

1

To make a travesty of; to parody.

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