Travesty

Meaning: A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations

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The comic strip depicts the travesty of the elections in USA.

Pronunciation: trav-uh-stee

Usage/Example: 1. James is doing his job, man. Look at all the stats he put up. It's a travesty that he wasn't on any of the All-NBA teams (Source: The Dream Shake)

2. How many more of these park wolves and bears acclimated to people are going to be slaughtered before this travesty is corrected? (Source: Juneau Empire)

3. Bill Cosby's lawyer has blasted a Pennsylvania judge's decision to move his sex assault case to trial as a "travesty of justice". (Source: TV3.ie)

Synonyms and Antonyms: Travesty

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