travesty
📖 Definitions
noun
1. Mockery.
2. A debased or grotesque imitation.
verb tr.
1. To represent in a false or absurd manner.
2. To caricature or parody.
💬 Usage Examples
“’Drive My Car’ unfolds [into] a grand, simmering story of love and regret. It’d be a travesty if it didn’t earn a nomination here.” Glenn Whipp; Oscar Predictions; Los Angeles Times; Feb 7, 2022. “I have to think it’s a travesty.
That they arrested him because he’s Japanese.” David Guterson; Snow Falling on Cedars; Harcourt Brace; 1994.