(~s, caricaturing, ~d)
1.
A ~ 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 ~ of Hitler with a devil’s horns and tail...
N-COUNT: oft N of n
2.
If you ~ someone, you draw or describe them in an exaggerated way in order to be humorous or critical.
Her political career has been ~d in headlines...
He was ~d as a turnip.
VERB: V n, be V-ed as n
3.
If you describe something as a ~ 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 ~ of the training offered to modern-day social workers.
N-COUNT: usu N of n disapproval