Caricature definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

caricature in American English · 1. a picture or imitation of a person, literary style, etc. in which certain features or mannerisms are exaggerated for ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'caricature'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× caricature (kærɪkətʃʊəʳ ,US-tʃər ) Wordforms:plural,3rdpersonsingularpresent tensecaricatures ,presentparticiplecaricaturing ,pasttense,pastparticiplecaricatured 1. countablenoun Acaricatureofsomeoneisadrawingordescriptionofthemthatexaggeratestheirappearanceorbehaviourinahumorousorcriticalway. Thepostershowedacaricatureofhimwithadevil'shornsandtail.[+of] Synonyms:parody,cartoon,distortion,satire MoreSynonymsofcaricature 2. verb Ifyoucaricaturesomeone,youdrawordescribetheminanexaggeratedwayinordertobehumorousorcritical. Herpoliticalcareerhasbeencaricaturedinheadlines.[beVERB-ed] Hewascaricaturedasaturnip.[beVERB-ed+as] [AlsoVnasn]Synonyms:parody,takeoff[informal],mock,distort MoreSynonymsofcaricature 3. countablenoun Ifyoudescribesomethingasacaricatureofaneventorsituation,youmeanthatitisaveryexaggeratedaccountofit. [disapproval]Aresuchviewsreallyacaricatureofthetruth?[+of] COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof caricature Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'caricature' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'caricature' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'Chunjie' HindiTranslationof'caricature' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency caricatureinBritishEnglish (ˈkærɪkəˌtjʊə ) noun1. apictorial,written,oractedrepresentationofaperson,whichexaggerateshisorhercharacteristictraitsforcomiceffect 2. aludicrouslyinadequateorinaccurateimitation heisacaricatureofastatesman verb3. (transitive) torepresentincaricatureorproduceacaricatureof CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformscaricatural(ˈcaricaˌtural)adjective caricaturist(ˈcaricaˌturist)noun WordoriginC18:fromItaliancaricaturaadistortion,exaggeration,fromcaricaretoload,exaggerate;seecargo WordFrequency caricatureinAmericanEnglish (ˈkærɪkətʃər ;ˈkærɪkəˌtʃʊr ) noun1.  apictureorimitationofaperson,literarystyle,etc.inwhichcertainfeaturesormannerismsareexaggeratedforsatiricaleffect 2.  theactorartofmakingsuchcaricatures 3.  alikenessorimitationthatissodistortedorinferiorastoseemludicrous verbtransitiveWordforms:ˈcaricaturedorˈcaricaturing4.  todepictinorasinacaricature SYNONYMYNOTE:caricaturereferstoanimitationorrepresentationofapersonorthing,indrawing,writing, orperformance,thatludicrouslyexaggeratesitsdistinguishingfeatures;,burlesqueimpliesthehandlingofaserioussubjectlightlyorflippantly,orofatrifling subjectwithmockseriousness;a,parodyridiculesawrittenworkorwriterbyimitatingthestyleclosely,esp.soasto pointupitspeculiaritiesoraffectations,andbydistortingthecontentnonsensically orchangingittosomethingabsurdlyincongruous;,travesty,incontrast,impliesthatthesubjectmatterisretained,butthatthestyleand languagearechangedsoastogiveagrotesquelyabsurdeffect;,satirereferstoaliterarycompositioninwhichfollies,vices,stupidities,andabuses inlifearehelduptoridiculeandcontempt;,lampoonreferstoapieceofstronglysatiricalwritingthatusesbroadhumorinattacking andridiculingthefaultsandweaknessesofanindividualWebster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformscaricaturist(ˈcaricaturist) noun WordoriginFr