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travesty

/ˈtrævəsti/noun

उच्चारण ट्रैवस्टी

विकृत रूप, मज़ाक, उपहास

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    [C] ~ (of sth)

    something that does not have the qualities or values that it should have, and as a result is often shocking or offensive

    विकृत रूप, मज़ाक, उपहास

    • The trial was a travesty of justice.
    • Cancelling the match without notice was a travesty.
    • The result was a travesty, since the better team had lost.
    + 2 more examples
    • It would be a travesty of justice to punish an innocent man.
    • Many fans called the umpire's decision a travesty.

    Synonyms mockery parody distortion perversion farce

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trav·es·ty

?Which word?

Keep the bad-copy words together: travesty (a shocking failure to be what it should be), mockery (something so bad it seems ridiculous: 'a mockery of democracy'), parody (a funny imitation), caricature (an exaggerated picture or description), farce (a ridiculous situation).

बुरी नकल के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: travesty (जैसा होना चाहिए वैसा होने में चौंकाने वाली विफलता), mockery (इतना बुरा कि हास्यास्पद लगे: 'a mockery of democracy'), parody (मज़ेदार नकल), caricature (बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर बना चित्र या वर्णन), farce (हास्यास्पद स्थिति)।

Keep apart travesty and tragedy (a very sad event).

Travesty और tragedy (बहुत दुखद घटना) को अलग रखिए।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

A travesty of justice (an unfair legal decision or trial).

Collocation बहुत पूछा जाता है: a travesty of justice (अनुचित कानूनी निर्णय या मुकदमा, न्याय का मज़ाक)।