travesty

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

trav·es·ty (trăvʹĭ-stē)n. pl. trav·es·ties
1. An exaggerated or grotesque imitation, such as a parody of a literary work.
2. A debased or grotesque likeness:
a travesty of justice.
See Synonyms at caricature.tr.v. trav·es·tied, trav·es·ty·ing, trav·es·ties
To make a travesty of; parody or ridicule. [From obsolete, disguised, burlesqued, from French travesti, past participle of travestir, to disguise, parody, from Italian travestire: Latin trāns-, trans- + Latin vestīre, to dress (from vestis, garment. See wes-² in Indo-European Roots).]

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  farce, farce comedy