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caricature
[ kar-i-kuh-cher, -choor ]
noun
- a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things:
His caricature of the mayor in this morning's paper is the best he's ever drawn.
Synonyms:
- the art or process of producing such pictures, descriptions, etc.
- any imitation or copy so distorted or inferior as to be ludicrous.
Synonyms:
verb (used with object)
- to make a caricature of; represent in caricature.
caricature
/ ˈæɪəˌʊə /
noun
- a pictorial, written, or acted representation of a person, which exaggerates his characteristic traits for comic effect
- a ludicrously inadequate or inaccurate imitation
he is a caricature of a statesman
verb
- tr to represent in caricature or produce a caricature of
caricature
- In art or literature, portrayal of an individual or thing that exaggerates and distorts prominent characteristics so as to make them appear ridiculous. Caricature is commonly a medium for satire .
Derived Forms
- ˈˌٳܰ, adjective
- ˈˌٳܰ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- i··ٳܰ·· adjective
- i··ٳܰa adjective
- i··ٳܰ· noun
- -i··ٳܰ noun
- semi·i··ٳܰa adjective
- ܲ·i··ٳܰ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of caricature1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of caricature1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"I completed the portrait accurately, without 'purposeful distortion', political bias, or any attempt to caricature the subject, actual or implied. I fulfilled the task per my contract."
He's dehumanized himself, becoming a garish caricature of fascist longing instead.
Jul – who is known for his affectionally grotesque caricatures – was commissioned to give a modern take on the tale, with the book being the latest in a programme of annual gifts to French pre-adolescents.
Pirates of the Caribbean shows the ways in which greed and gluttony turn us into caricatures, while the Haunted Mansion finds frivolity in the afterlife, reminding us to enjoy our time while we’re here.
He also gives these Chekhovian wobblers more spine while curtailing some of the excesses that threaten to turn character into caricature.
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