Travesty Meaning In English. Burlesque lampoon mockery parody pasquinade put-on send-up sendup spoof takeoff. A burlesque translation or literary or artistic imitation usually grotesquely incongruous in style treatment or subject matter.
Travesty ˈtrvəsti noun plural travesties countable usually singular UNFAIR. Travesty NOUN ˈtrvəstɪ If you describe something as a travesty of another thing you mean that it is a very bad representation of that other thing. The investigation into the causes of the accident was a complete travesty.
An exaggerated or grotesque imitation such as a parody of a literary work.
Plural travesties travesty of something something that does not have the qualities or values that it should have and as a result is often considered wrong or offensive synonym parody The trial was a travesty of justice. Burlesque lampoon mockery parody pasquinade put-on send-up sendup spoof takeoff. A literary or artistic burlesque of a serious work or subject characterized by grotesque or ludicrous incongruity of style treatment or subject matter. A debased or grotesque likeness.
