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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 Word Forms
- i··ٳܰ·· adjective
- i··ٳܰa adjective
- i··ٳܰ· noun
- -i··ٳܰ noun
- semi·i··ٳܰa adjective
- ܲ·i··ٳܰ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of caricature1
Word History and Origins
Origin of caricature1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
After the show aired, Wood, 31, said she was "not thin skinned" and understood that SNL was about "caricature".
She continued: “But the joke was about fluoride. I have big gap teeth not bad teeth. I don’t mind caricature — I understand that’s what ‘SNL’ is.
But series creator Mike White doesn’t write caricatures.
"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.
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