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depiction
[ dih-pik-shuhn ]
noun
- representation in image form, as in a painting or illustration:
Picasso's painting Guernica is an accurate depiction of the horrors of war.
- representation or characterization in words:
Mark Twain's letters are a clear depiction of his life and times.
- an act or instance of depicting.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of depiction1
Example Sentences
Mexican authorities have been trying to discourage positive depictions of drug traffickers, whose exploits are often lionized by bands reciting popular corridos, or ballads, exalting the criminal life.
Their depiction of its beneficiaries is similarly negative.
Her depiction of her role at Facebook may or may not be exaggerated.
Ben tells his parents there are elements of the show he recognises, including its depiction of the fights and cyberbullying at school.
Through these depictions, the show tries to tell the histories of the nomadic, tribal and agrarian communities for whom resilient survival was the leitmotif and cloth a way of narrating their marginalised experiences.
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