travesty

Pronunciation

• enPR: trăvʹĭs-tē or trăvʹəs-tē, IPA ^(key): /ˈtræv.ɪs.ti/ or /ˈtræv.əs.ti/

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• Hyphenation: trav‧es‧ty

Noun

Singular travesty

Plural travesties

1. (singular) A travesty is when something is shockingly unfair or incorrect.

   It was a travesty when the artwork was damaged by water.

Verb

Plain form travesty

Third-person singular travesties

Past tense travestied

Past participle travestied

Present participle travestying

1. (transitive) If a person travesties, they make a false representation of something.