caricature
noun/ˈkærɪkətʃʊə(r)/
/ˈkærɪkətʃər/, /ˈkærɪkətʃʊr/
- [countable] a funny drawing or picture of somebody that exaggerates some of their features
- a cruel caricature of the prime minister
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + caricature- draw
- caricature of
- [countable] a description of a person or thing that makes them seem silly by exaggerating some of their characteristics, or only showing some of their characteristics
- He had unfairly presented a caricature of my views.
- The film gives a crude caricature of medieval England.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- crude
- grotesque
- mere
- …
- be
- become
- create
- …
- caricature of
- [countable] a person who makes themselves seem silly because they exaggerate some of their characteristics
- The two stars had become caricatures of themselves.
- [uncountable] the art of drawing or writing caricatures
- The portrait verged on caricature.
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from French, from Italian caricatura, from caricare ‘load, exaggerate’, from Latin carricare, carcare ‘to load’, from Latin carrus ‘wheeled vehicle’.
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