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travesty

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Noun

  1. An absurd, grotesque, misrepresentative or grossly inferior likeness or imitation.
  2. A pastiche, parody, or stylistic imitation; a burlesque literary or artistic imitation (typically of a more serious work).
  3. An appalling event, situation or outcome (especially in relation to another outcome to which it is grossly inferior).

Verb

  1. To make a travesty of; to parody.

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