Dictionary Entry
travesty
travesty is a 8-letter English word with 6 senses as adjective, noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous; travestied; -- applied to a book or shorter composition. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 14 · 6 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous; travestied; -- applied to a book or shorter composition.
- 2noun
A burlesque translation or imitation of a work.
- 3transitive verb
To translate, imitate, or represent, so as to render ridiculous or ludicrous.
- 4noun
a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
- 5noun
a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
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- 6verb
make a travesty of
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