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travesty
English
Etymology
From French travesti (“disguised, burlesqued”), past participle of travestir (“to disguise”), borrowed from Italian travestire (“to dress up, disguise”), from tra- (“across”) +? vestire (“to dress”), from Latin vesti? (“to clothe, dress”), from Proto-Italic *westis (“clothing”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéstis (“dressing”) from verbal root *wes- (“to dress, clothe”); cognate to English wear. Doublet of transvest.
Pronunciation
- enPR: tr?v??s-t?, tr?v??s-t?, IPA(key): /?t?æv.?s.ti/, /?t?æv.?s.ti/
- Hyphenation: trav?es?ty
Noun
travesty (plural travesties)
- An absurd or grotesque misrepresentation.
- 1845, Thomas De Quincey, William Godwin
- The second edition is not a recast, but absolutely a travesty of the first.
- 1845, Thomas De Quincey, William Godwin
- A parody or stylistic imitation.
- (derogatory) A grossly inferior imitation.
- A battlefield trial is a travesty of justice.
- (colloquial, proscribed) An appalling version of something.
Synonyms
- caricature
- feign
Antonyms
- veracity
Related terms
Translations
Verb
travesty (third-person singular simple present travesties, present participle travestying, simple past and past participle travestied)
- (transitive) To make a travesty of; to parody.
Further reading
- travesty in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- travesty in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- travesty at OneLook Dictionary Search
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “travesty”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
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ridiculous
English
Alternative forms
- rediculous (archaic, eye dialect, or misspelling)
- radiculous (rare, obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin r?diculus (“laughable, ridiculous”); see ridicule.
Pronunciation
- (Canada, UK, US) IPA(key): /???d?kj?l?s/, /?i??d?kj?l?s/
- (Wales) IPA(key): /???d?kl?s/
- Rhymes: -?kj?l?s
Adjective
ridiculous (comparative more ridiculous, superlative most ridiculous)
- Deserving of ridicule; foolish; absurd.
- Synonyms: silly, willy nilly, frivolous, goofy, funny, humorous, absurd, odd, surreal, unreasonable; see also Thesaurus:absurd
- Antonyms: straightforward, serious, somber, solemn
- Astonishing; unbelievable.
Derived terms
- ridic
- ridiculousness
Related terms
- deride
- derision
- ridicule
- ridiculable
- ridiculosity
- ridiculously
Translations
Further reading
- ridiculous at OneLook Dictionary Search
- ridiculous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- ridiculous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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