Added 9 October 2026
travesty
/ˈtɹæv.ɪs.ti/ noun
Latin root: vestiō Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about travesty at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations.
- A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way.
verb
- Make a travesty of.
Origin
From French travesti (“disguised, burlesqued”), past participle of travestir (“to disguise”), borrowed from Italian travestire (“to dress up, disguise”), from tra- (“across”) + vestire (“to dress”), from Latin vestiō (“to clothe, dress”), from Proto-Italic *westis (“clothing”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéstis (“dressing”) from verbal root *wes- (“to dress, clothe”); cognate to English wear. Doublet of travesti.
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