Caricature vs Conspiracy - What's the difference?
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As a verb caricature is . As a noun conspiracy is the act of two or more persons, called conspirators, working secretly to obtain some goal, usually understood with negative connotations.
caricature Noun
( en noun)
A pictorial representation of someone in which distinguishing features are exaggerated for comic effect.
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, date=May 24
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, title=Film: Reviews: Men In Black 3
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, passage=Men In Black 3 lacks the novelty of the first film, and its take on the late ’60s feels an awful lot like a psychedelic dress-up party, all broad caricatures and groovy vibes.}}
A grotesque misrepresentation.
* Macaulay
- A grotesque caricature of virtue.
Descendants
* Tagalog: (l)
Verb
To represent someone in an exaggerated or distorted manner.
Derived terms
* caricaturist
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conspiracy Noun
(conspiracies)
The act of two or more persons, called conspirators, working secretly to obtain some goal, usually understood with negative connotations.
(legal) An agreement between two or more persons to break the law at some time in the future.
A group of ravens.
(linguistics) A situation in which different phonological or grammatical rules lead to similar or related outcomes.
Derived terms
* conspiracy of silence
* conspiracy theory
Related terms
* conspire
* conspirator
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