caricature
noun [C or U] /ˈkær.ɪ.kə.tʃʊər/
/ˈker.ɪ.kə.tʃʊr/ Definition
› (the art of making) a drawing or written or spoken description of someone that usually makes them look silly by making part of their appearance or character more noticeable than it really is: The characters in his early novels are a lot subtler than the overblown caricatures in his more recent work.figurative Over the years he's become a grotesque caricature of himself.Mocking and tauntingPictures
(Definition of caricature noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- burlesque noun
- caricature verb
- deride verb
- derision noun
- derisive adjective
- fun noun (PLEASURE)
- laugh at sb/sth phrasal verb
- laugh in sb's face idiom
- lay yourself open to ridicule idiom
- make a mockery of sth idiom
- make a monkey out of sb idiom
- mimic verb
- mock verb
- parody noun
- poke fun at sb idiom
- ridicule noun
- ridicule verb
- sardonic adjective
- scoff verb (LAUGH)
- take-off noun (COPY)
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Mocking and taunting
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