SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
caricature
noun
A portrayal that exaggerates selected traits, often for humor or criticism.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See caricature in use
The cartoon was a caricature of a famously impatient conductor.
One display paired a photograph with a caricature that enlarged the subject's spectacles and narrowed his already long face.
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