n.
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
Etymology: obsolete English travesty disguised, parodied, from French travesti, past participle of travestir to disguise, from Italian travestire, from tra- across (fr. Latin trans- ) + vestire to dress, from Latin ― more at VEST
Date: 1674
1 : a burlesque translation or literary or artistic imitation usually grotesquely incongruous in style, treatment, or subject matter
2 : a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation <a travesty of justice>
synonyms see CARICATURE