What does portrayal mean?
Definitions for portrayal
pɔrˈtreɪ əl, poʊr-por·tray·al
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Princeton's WordNet
portrayal, portraiture, portraitnoun
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
portrayal, characterization, enactment, personationnoun
acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
depicting, depiction, portraying, portrayalnoun
a representation by picture or portraiture
portrait, portrayalnoun
any likeness of a person, in any medium
"the photographer made excellent portraits"
depiction, delineation, portrayalnoun
representation by drawing or painting etc
Wiktionary
portrayalnoun
The act of portraying.
portrayalnoun
The result of portraying; a representation, description, or portrait.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
Portrayalnoun
the act or process of portraying; description; delineation
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parlatory
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of portrayal in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of portrayal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of portrayal in a Sentence
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.
We are very pleased that the ASA have decided that there are no grounds to investigate our Christmas advertisement, we've been delighted with the overwhelmingly positive response we've had from customers and colleagues to our portrayal of the 1914 Christmas Day Truce.
I think Edward Snowden has been terribly destructive, he has been less than forthcoming. It was a very slanted portrayal about what the NSA does, and he knows it.
From the oyster to the eagle, from the swine to the tiger, all animals are to be found in men and each of them exists in some man, sometimes several at the time. Animals are nothing but the portrayal of our virtues and vices made manifest to our eyes, the visible reflections of our souls. God displays them to us to give us food for thought.
Iraqi Ministry of Human Rights:
This is a cheap ‘Fatwa’ that is far from what Islam really stands for and is in violation of human rights, it is a portrayal of these murderers’ devilish-like behavior and low moral standing.
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