Lampoon vs Travesty - What's the difference?
lampoon | travesty |
An absurd or grotesque misrepresentation.
* De Quincey
A parody or stylistic imitation.
(pejorative) A grossly inferior imitation.
To make a travesty of; to parody.
As nouns the difference between lampoon and travesty
is that lampoon is a written attack ridiculing a person, group, or institution while travesty is an absurd or grotesque misrepresentation.As verbs the difference between lampoon and travesty
is that lampoon is to satirize or poke fun at while travesty is to make a travesty of; to parody.travesty
English
Noun
(travesties)- The second edition is not a recast, but absolutely a travesty of the first.
- A battlefield trial is a travesty of justice.
