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View definitions for travesty

travesty

noun as in spoof, ridicule

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But sometimes the cast seems a bit frazzled by the musical’s leaps from a more character-based comedy to all-out travesty.

"It's a travesty people end their lives like that."

From BBC

“The tragedy and travesty of having an individual that was essentially assassinated at one of her favorite eateries in San Bernardino — it’s a very, very sad case.”

The “no obstruction” travesty followed several other decisions in the same partisan direction.

From Salon

“Withdrawing the United States from the Paris Agreement is a travesty,” said Rachel Cleetus, the policy director and lead economist for the Union of Concerned Scientists’ climate and energy program.

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