caricature
IPA: kˈɛrʌkʌtʃɝ
noun
- A pictorial representation of someone in which distinguishing features are exaggerated for comic effect.
- A grotesque misrepresentation.
- (computing) In facial recognition systems, a face that has been modified to look less like the average face, and thus more distinctive.
verb
- To represent someone in an exaggerated or distorted manner.
adjective
- Having the characteristics of a caricature, grotesque.
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Examples of "caricature" in Sentences
- The Dodo is a caricature of the author.
- The painter drew caricature of the celebrities.
- I don't understand the significance of the caricature.
- The turkey is a caricature of the comedian Jimmy Durante.
- Dan Backslide was a caricature of Jones' animator Ken Harris.
- The caricature is not an insult or degradation of the person.
- The byline is accompanied by a cartoon caricature of the writer.
- The caricature courted significant controversy in the following days.
- The caricature wholly misrepresents and distorts the facts of the matter.
- The depiction of the mainstream scholarly view is a caricature of the evidence.