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travesties

travesties is the plural of travesty.

travesties is the third-person singular simple present indicative of travesty.

Meaning of travesty

Noun

travesty (plural travesties)

  1. An absurd, grotesque, misrepresentative or grossly inferior likeness or imitation.
    • A battlefield trial is a travesty of justice.
  2. A pastiche, parody, or stylistic imitation; a burlesque literary or artistic imitation (typically of a more serious work).
  3. (proscribed, sometimes) An appalling event, situation or outcome (especially in relation to another outcome to which it is grossly inferior).
    • Spurs survived the scare - and such was their domination after the break that it would have been a travesty had Arsenal escaped Wembley, hosting a Premier League record attendance of 83,222, with a draw.2018 February 10, Phil McNulty, “Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 0 Arsenal”, in BBC

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Questions about travesties

What is travesties the plural of?
Travesties is the plural of travesty.

Words near travesties in the dictionary

  1. travesticide
  2. travesticides
  3. travestied
  4. travestier
  5. travestiers
  6. travesties
  7. travestiment
  8. travestiments
  9. travesting
  10. travests
  11. travesty

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