Meaning of travesty | Babel Free

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Examples

“A battlefield trial is a travesty of justice.”

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

“In 1844, objection was raised to the Furness Railway's Dalton & Barrow line, when it was revealed that the line would pass directly through Furness Abbey. A re-route was achieved, with the line skirting the abbey ruins instead - although many continued to see the intrusion as a travesty against antiquity and the scenic beauty of the site.”

“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.”

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