caricature

n.漫画，讽刺画

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
caricature (noun)
1.
exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics
2.
a representation especially in literature or art that has the qualities of caricature
3.
a distortion so gross as to seem like caricature
caricature (verb)
transitive verb
to make or draw a caricature of represent in caricature - the portrait caricatured its subject
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
caricature (noun)
1.
a poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something
SYNONYMS:
caricature, cartoon, farce, joke, parody, sham, travesty
RELATED WORDS:
burlesque, comedy; lampoon, takeoff; counterfeit, fake, feigning, forgery, hoax, humbug, knockoff, phony ( phoney), pretense ( pretence), sham, simulation
NEAR ANTONYMS:
homage, tribute
caricature (noun)
2.
a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect
SYNONYMS:
burlesque, caricature, put-on, rib, send-up, spoof, takeoff, travesty
RELATED WORDS:
lampoon, mockery, satire; comedy, farce, humor, sketch, slapstick, squib; distortion, exaggeration; imitation, impersonation, mimicking
caricature (noun)
3.
the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts
SYNONYMS:
caricature, coloring, elaboration, embellishment, embroidering, embroidery, hyperbole, magnification, overstatement, padding, stretching
RELATED WORDS:
amplification, enhancement; fabrication, misrepresentation; fudging, hedging; hype, puffery; superlative
NEAR ANTONYMS:
belittlement, disparagement, minimizing, poor-mouthing
meiosis, understatement
caricature (verb)
to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of
SYNONYMS:
burlesque, caricature, do, imitate, mock, parody, send up, spoof, travesty
RELATED WORDS:
lampoon, pasquinade, satirize; deride, gibe ( jibe), ridicule; ape, copycat, monkey, parrot; duplicate, emulate, replicate, reproduce; act, counterfeit, dissemble, fake, feign, pretend, sham, simulate; elaborate, embellish, embroider, exaggerate, magnify, pad, play up, stretch; amplify, enhance, enlarge (on upon), expand, flesh (out), overdraw, overstate, put on; mime, pantomime; impersonate, perform, personate, play
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