CARICATURE


Meaning of CARICATURE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kærɪkətʃʊə(r), AM -tʃər ]

( caricatures, caricaturing, caricatured)

1.

A caricature of someone is a drawing or description of them that exaggerates their appearance or behaviour in a humorous or critical way.

The poster showed a caricature of Hitler with a devil’s horns and tail...

N-COUNT : oft N of n

2.

If you caricature someone, you draw or describe them in an exaggerated way in order to be humorous or critical.

Her political career has been caricatured in headlines...

He was caricatured as a turnip.

VERB : V n , be V-ed as n

3.

If you describe something as a caricature of an event or situation, you mean that it is a very exaggerated account of it.

Hall is angry at what he sees as a caricature of the training offered to modern-day social workers.

N-COUNT : usu N of n [ disapproval ]

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