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caricature

noun

Reveal meaning and examples

A portrayal that exaggerates selected traits, often for humor or criticism.

The cartoon was a caricature of a famously impatient conductor.

Dictionary practice example.

One display paired a photograph with a caricature that enlarged the subject's spectacles and narrowed his already long face.