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noun
- 1. a depiction of someone or something in a work of art or literature; a picture: "a realistic portrayal of war" Similar
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PORTRAYAL definition: 1. the way that someone or something is described or represented in a painting, film, book, or…. Learn more.
PORTRAYAL meaning: 1. the way that someone or something is described or represented in a painting, film, book, or…. Learn more.
portrayal: [noun] the act or process or an instance of portraying : representation.
portrayal: 1 n any likeness of a person, in any medium Synonyms: portrait Types: half-length a portrait showing the body from only the waist up self-portrait a portrait of yourself created by yourself Type of: likeness , semblance picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing n a word picture of a person's appearance and character ...
PORTRAY definition: 1. to represent or describe someone or something in a painting, film, book, or other artistic work…. Learn more.
the act of showing or describing somebody/something in a picture, play, book, etc.; a particular way in which this is done. The article examines the portrayal of gay men in the media.
4 meanings: 1. An actor's portrayal of a character in a play or film is the way that he or she plays the character. 2. An.... Click for more definitions.
Portrayal definition: the act of portraying. . See examples of PORTRAYAL used in a sentence.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English portrayal por‧tray‧al / pɔːˈtreɪəl $ pɔːr-/ noun [countable, uncountable] DESCRIBE the way someone or something is described or shown in a book, film, play etc portrayal of the newspapers’ portrayal of Islamic culture accurate/realistic etc portrayal The film is not an accurate ...
portrayal: See: caricature , delineation , description , narration , narrative , part , representation , role , statement , story , symbol
