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- Dictionarycaricature/ˈkarɪkətʃʊə/
noun
- 1. a picture, description, or imitation of a person in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect: "a crude caricature of the Prime Minister"
verb
- 1. make or give a caricature of: "he was famous enough to be caricatured by"
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(the art of making) a drawing or written or spoken description of someone that usually makes them look silly by making part of their appearance or character more noticeable than it really is: The characters in his early novels are a lot subtler than the overblown caricatures in his more recent work.
The meaning of CARICATURE is exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics. How to use caricature in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Caricature.
A caricature is a satirical, exaggerated portrayal of a person. You'd better not caricature your father by walking bent-over and speaking in his high voice. If he catches you, you'll be in trouble! An exaggeration of a person's character results in a caricature.
Caricature definition: a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things. See examples of CARICATURE used in a sentence.
a pictorial, written, or acted representation of a person, which exaggerates his or her characteristic traits for comic effect. 2. a ludicrously inadequate or inaccurate imitation. he is a caricature of a statesman. verb. 3. (transitive) to represent in caricature or produce a caricature of. Collins English Dictionary.
(the art of making) a drawing or written or spoken description of someone that usually makes them look silly by making part of their appearance or character more noticeable than it really is: The characters in his early novels are a lot subtler than the overblown caricatures in his more recent work.
1. : a drawing that makes someone look funny or foolish because some part of the person's appearance is exaggerated. An artist was doing caricatures in the park. 2. : someone or something that is very exaggerated in a funny or foolish way.
caricature. [countable] a funny drawing or picture of somebody that exaggerates some of their features. [countable] a description of a person or thing that makes them seem silly by exaggerating some of their characteristics, or only showing some of their characteristics.
CARICATURE definition: a funny drawing or description of someone, especially someone famous, which makes part of their…. Learn more.
1. a pictorial, written, or acted representation of a person, which exaggerates his or her characteristic traits for comic effect. 2. a ludicrously inadequate or inaccurate imitation: he is a caricature of a statesman. vb. ( tr) to represent in caricature or produce a caricature of.
