Travesty vs Tragedy - What's the difference?
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An absurd or grotesque misrepresentation.
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A parody or stylistic imitation.
(pejorative) A grossly inferior imitation.
To make a travesty of; to parody.
A drama or similar work, in which the main character is brought to ruin or otherwise suffers the extreme consequences of some tragic flaw or weakness of character.
The genre of such works, and the art of producing them.
A disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury.
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As nouns the difference between travesty and tragedy
is that travesty is an absurd or grotesque misrepresentation while tragedy is a drama or similar work, in which the main character is brought to ruin or otherwise suffers the extreme consequences of some tragic flaw or weakness of character.As a verb 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.
Synonyms
* caricatureVerb
External links
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English
(wikipedia tragedy)Alternative forms
* (archaic) * (l) (archaic) * (archaic) * (l) (archaic) * (l) (archaic)Noun
(tragedies)citation, passage=“The story of this adoption is, of course, the pivot round which all the circumstances of the mysterious tragedy revolved. Mrs. Yule had an only son, namely, William, to whom she was passionately attached ; but, like many a fond mother, she had the desire of mapping out that son's future entirely according to her own ideas. […]”}}