travesty
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7.7
- noun
- /ˈtrævəsti/
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farsa
- I mean, is that a travesty of justice or what?
- travesty of the truth
- make a travesty
We know sexism is the the greatest travesty to the human race.
- We know sexism is the the greatest travesty to the human race.
- To say it was a party is a complete travesty.
- But the first time a judge tells them to sit down and shut their mouths, they're screaming about how it's a travesty of justice.
- Now, one thing that is like a little bit of a travesty is they sell this computer as a tablet.
- But the but the live action Disney films are just a travesty and sort of represent everything wrong with modern movies today.
- Certainly that that shouldn't, that's a travesty.
- Funeral, funeral is a fucking straight up travesty.
- And yeah, you know, I think it's a, you know, it's kind of a travesty to see that there's so much violence.
- And I think that that's a travesty because when I talk about it or when I show films about it, people are just, they're angry.
Examples
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Tissainayagam's case, I discovered, had been a travesty of justice from beginning to end.
Academic text (2011) -
I think it is a travesty of the legal profession.
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What happened that day was a travesty.
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Surely such a travesty has never occurred.
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With your permission, sire, may I suggest we put an end to this travesty?
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The 13 months of the Ciller-Erbakan government were a travesty of democracy.
Academic text (2000) -
The treatment of wounded soldiers at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center was a travesty.
Academic text (2007) -
A great travesty has befallen our beloved city.
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The defense is being permitted to reenact what was a travesty of justice in the first place.
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The comedian's new routine was a hilarious travesty of reality television shows.
Synonyms
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5.0
A funny copy of a song or film that makes fun of the original
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4.9
Making fun of someone or something by copying them to make others laugh
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5.3
A funny imitation of a film or book that makes fun of the original
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8.0
A written piece that makes fun of a person or group by copying their style
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8.4
A funny copy of a person or movie that makes fun of their style
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6.3
A funny imitation of a person's voice or behaviour
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7.5
A false act or story that tries to trick people, often to make them laugh
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8.7
A play or story that makes fun of something by exaggerating its style
A short funny piece posted in public that mocks a person
How Distorted
Surface Forms
Etymology
Travesty comes from old French and Italian words meaning 'to dress' or 'to clothe', from Latin vestire 'to clothe', and is related to the English word vest. A helpful way to remember the noun is to think of a travesty as a 'bad costume' of the real thing — a false, exaggerated imitation that makes the original look ridiculous.