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1. (n.) caricature
a picture or description ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of a person or thing.
2. caricature
the art or process of producing such pictures or descriptions.
3. caricature
any imitation so distorted or inferior as to be ludicrous.
4. (v.t.) caricature
to make a caricature of.
Etymology: (1740–50; < It caricatura, der. of caricat(o) affected, lit., loaded)
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| Definition of 'caricature' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) caricature, imitation, impersonation
a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
2. (verb) caricature, ape
represent in or produce a caricature of
"The drawing caricatured the President"
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| Definition of 'caricature' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) caricature
an exaggeration, or distortion by exaggeration, of parts or characteristics, as in a picture
2. (verb) caricature
a picture or other figure or description in which the peculiarities of a person or thing are so exaggerated as to appear ridiculous; a burlesque; a parody
3. (verb) caricature
to make or draw a caricature of; to represent with ridiculous exaggeration; to burlesque
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Sense: a drawing or imitation (of someone or something) which is so exaggerated as to appear ridiculous
Caricatures of politicians appear in the newspapers every day.
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 Afrikaans: spotprent; karikatuur |
 Arabic: رَسْمٌ هَزَليُّ ساخِرٌ (ك |
 Bulgarian: карикатура |
 Brazilian: caricatura |
 Czech: karikatura |
 German: die Karikatur |
 Danish: karikatur |
 Greek: καρικατούρα |
 Spanish: caricatura |
 Estonian: karikatuur |
 Farsi: کاریکاتور |
 Finnish: pilapiirros |
 French: caricature |
 Hebrew: קָרִיקטורָה |
 Hindi: हास्य-चित्र |
 Croatian: karikatura |
 Hungarian: karikatúra |
 Indonesian: karikatur |
 Icelandic: skopmynd |
 Italian: caricatura |
 Japanese: 風刺画 |
 Korean: 풍자만화 |
 Lithuanian: karikatūra |
 Latvian: karikatūra |
 Malay: karikatur |
 Dutch: karikatuur |
 Norwegian: karikatur, vrengebilde |
 Polish: karykatura |
 Persian: کاریکاتور |
 Pashto: كاريكاتور |
 Portuguese: caricatura |
 Romanian: caricatură |
 Russian: карикатура |
 Slovak: karikatúra |
 Slovenian: karikatura |
 Serbian: karikatura |
 Swedish: karikatyr |
 Thai: ภาพล้อเลียนบุคคล |
 Turkish: karikatür |
 Taiwanese: 諷刺漫畫 |
 Ukrainian: карикатура |
 Urdu: کسی کا مذاق اڑانے کے لئے |
 Vietnamese: tranh biếm họa |
 Chinese: 讽刺漫画 |
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