Definitions for portrayal
pɔrˈtreɪ əl, poʊr-por·tray·al

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. portrayal, portraiture, portraitnoun

   a word picture of a person's appearance and character

2. portrayal, characterization, enactment, personationnoun

   acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture

3. depicting, depiction, portraying, portrayalnoun

   a representation by picture or portraiture

4. portrait, portrayalnoun

   any likeness of a person, in any medium

   "the photographer made excellent portraits"

5. depiction, delineation, portrayalnoun

   representation by drawing or painting etc

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. portrayalnoun

   The act of portraying.

2. portrayalnoun

   The result of portraying; a representation, description, or portrait.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. portrayal

   A portrayal is the act of representing or describing someone or something in a particular way, often through art, literature, drama, or other mediums. It can also refer to the image or depiction itself.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Portrayalnoun

   the act or process of portraying; description; delineation

Matched Categories

1. • Likeness
   • Pictorial Representation
   • Representational Process
   • Word Picture

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for portrayal »

1. parlatory

How to pronounce portrayal?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say portrayal in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of portrayal in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of portrayal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of portrayal in a Sentence

1. Ron Kim:

   The collective portrayal of the immigrant experience is what's compelling, not just one individual story.

2. Don Cheadle:

   He brought humanity and truth to the portrayal of people who felt larger than life.

3. Beauton Gilbow:

   I have been made aware that a video of me that is circulating on social media and in the news, i am heartbroken by the portrayal that I am in some way racist. I have friends of all race and do not tolerate any form of discrimination in my life. The song in the background was the sound of.

4. Samuel Alito:

   The catchy and sinister term ‘shadow docket’ has been used to portray the court as having been captured by a dangerous cabal that resorts to sneaky and improper methods to get its ways… This portrayal feeds unprecedented efforts to intimidate the court or damage it as an independent institution.

5. Judge Castel:

   Judge Castel's decision acknowledges what we have asserted from the beginning, that viewers of' When They See Us' believe that Defendants' utterly false and defamatory portrayal of Linda Fairstein as' a central villain' in' When They See Us' has a basis in truth, we are glad that Linda Fairstein now has the opportunity to pursue Linda Fairstein claims with respect to five critical scenes in the series that falsely depict Ms. Fairstein engaging in coercive and discriminatory conduct in order to build a case against innocent young men of color.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=portrayal
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Portrayal
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/portrayal
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=portrayal