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parody

/ˈpærədi/noun

उच्चारण पैरडी

पैरोडी, हास्य-अनुकरण, व्यंग्यात्मक नकल

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Asked in previous papers

as one-word substitution

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nounparodies
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    [C, U] ~ (of sth)

    a piece of writing, music, acting, etc. that deliberately copies the style of somebody or something in order to be funny

    पैरोडी, हास्य-अनुकरण, व्यंग्यात्मक नकल

    • a parody of a famous film song
    • The theatre group staged a parody of a popular television serial that made the audience roar.
    • The magazine published a witty parody of a famous advertisement.
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    • Their parody of the school assembly had the teachers laughing too.
    • The song is a parody of a well-known patriotic anthem.

    Synonyms satire spoof burlesque caricature lampoon

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    [C] ~ of sth disapproving

    something that is such a bad example of something that it seems ridiculous

    (किसी चीज़ का) भद्दा मज़ाक, उपहास

    • The trial was a parody of justice.
    • The speech was a parody of leadership, full of empty slogans and nothing else.
    • The match was a parody of real cricket, with players barely running.
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    • The election turned into a parody of democracy when no rival was allowed to stand.
    • His performance was a parody of acting, loud and completely unconvincing.

    Synonyms travesty mockery farce distortion sham

verbparodies, parodied
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    [T] ~ sb/sth

    to copy the style of somebody or something in an exaggerated way in order to be funny

    हास्यपूर्ण नकल करना

    • The comedian parodied the minister's speech.
    • The comic parodied the way news anchors shout at their guests.
    • The students parodied their principal's morning speech at the annual function.
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    • The cartoonist often parodies famous politicians in his weekly column.
    • A satirical show parodied the way detective films are made.

    Synonyms mimic imitate satirize caricature send up

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

satire spoof burlesque caricature lampoon travesty mockery farce distortion sham mimic imitate satirize send up

AaSpelling

par·o·dy

With -ody (not 'parady' or 'parrody'); plural parodies.

अंत में -ody ('parady' या 'parrody' गलत है); plural parodies।

✓In the exam

One-word substitution

One-word substitution, asked very often: a humorous imitation of a work is a parody or spoof; using humour to criticize society is satire; an exaggerated drawing of a person is a caricature; a ridiculous imitation of something serious is a travesty.

यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: किसी रचना की हास्यपूर्ण नकल parody या spoof; समाज की आलोचना के लिए हास्य satire; व्यक्ति का अतिरंजित चित्र caricature; किसी गंभीर चीज़ की हास्यास्पद नकल travesty।