Advanced English Word of the Day
travestyDefinitions
| English > English | |
| travesty | |
| 1. n. An absurd or grotesque misrepresentation. |  |
| 2. n. A parody or stylistic imitation. | |
| 3. n. (pejorative) A grossly inferior imitation. | |
| A battlefield trial is a travesty of justice. | |
| 4. n. (colloquial, proscribed) An appalling version of something. | |
| 5. v. To make a travesty of; to parody. | |
Example Sentences
| My brother's murderer got off with just a year in jail. If that's not a travesty of justice, I don't know what is! |
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