travesty

A debased or grotesque likeness.

An exaggerated or grotesque imitation, such as a parody of a literary work.

To make a travesty of; parody or ridicule.

Disguised; burlesqued.

To disguise by a change of vesture.

In lit., to give such a literary treatment or setting to (a serious production) as to render it ridiculous or ludicrous; hence, by extension, to burlesque; imitate so as to render absurd or grotesque. See travesty, n.

In lit., a burlesque treatment or setting of a subject which had originally been handled in a serious manner; hence, by extension, any burlesque or ludicrous imitation, whether intentional or not; a grotesque or absurd resemblance.

Synonyms Burlesque, Parody, etc. See caricature.

Disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous; travestied; — applied to a book or shorter composition.

A burlesque translation or imitation of a work.