depiction
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4.4
- noun
- /dɪˈpɪkʃən/
- The novel offers a compelling depiction of life in the 18th century.
- a graphic depiction
- an accurate depiction
- popular depictions
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Watch on YouTubeBut this depiction of France is incomplete and misleading.
- But this depiction of France is incomplete and misleading.
- One is the, the brilliant depiction of the extent of the problem in Newark.
- These are classic depictions of surplus theory.
- If anything, they will react against your rather sad depiction of their lives and rage at you.
- Our only depictions of death are preposterous.
- It is a very specific, really spot on accurate depiction.
- And I think that's an incredibly illustrative and true depiction of what goes on in medicine every day.
- It allows them to maintain their grandiose narrative and their sort of idealized depiction of themselves.
- We have, you know, development of and depiction of cultures.
- We get another interesting depiction here a little bit further in.
- This is the classic depiction of this wrong preference.
- Yeah, but but that depiction of the screenwriter, which is so very honest.
Examples
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Is that a fair summary of your depiction of the facts?
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My question is: is our depiction fair?
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And it's a great, great depiction of the experience.
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Very, very clear depiction of the bones and the skin.
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It's a classic depiction of good versus evil.
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But this depiction of France is incomplete and misleading.
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How accurate are there depictions of war?
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The Sims are seeking input from social workers about the depiction of the profession in the digital world.
Academic text (2011) -
The novel reinforces this point through its final depiction of the killer, who "sings and dances for hours, days."
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In short, literary depictions of the war and literary experimentation went hand in hand.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
445
3.3
A picture you form in your mind from words or ideas
279
2.0
A clear image in your mind of something
76
3.5
A picture or graphic that explains something
74
3.5
A picture or model that shows what something looks like
66
2.8
A picture in a book that helps explain or decorate the text
63
4.4
A way of showing a person or thing in art and performance
43
4.6
Language that makes you picture scenes, sights, or sounds
20
5.8
A picture or computer image that shows how a building will look
2
4.2
A clear description that makes you imagine a scene
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4.0
Words that make a clear strong picture in your mind
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6.8
A clear description that shows how something looks or feels
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4.2
An explanation of something using words rather than pictures
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4.3
A picture that shows something, like a scene or object
A description in words that makes you imagine something clearly
An image like a photo that shows a person, place, or thing
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Morphology
Etymology
Depiction comes from the verb depict, which originally meant 'to paint'. That's why a depiction can also be a clear description that 'paints' a picture in your mind.