travesty

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
travesty /ˈtravɪsti/

▶noun (pl. travesties) an absurd or grotesque misrepresentation. ▶verb (travesties, travestying, travestied) represent in such a way.

– origin C17 (as an adj. in the sense ‘dressed to appear ridiculous’): from Fr. travesti, travestir ‘disguise’.

'travesty' also found in these Oxford entries:

black mass - parody - satanism

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