A travesty is a cheap mockery, usually of something or someone serious, such as a travesty of justice. In literature, a travesty is a work that humorously and crudely imitates another work or style. But you can also use this word to describe anything that seems to mock, distort, or poorly imitate something else.

What does it mean if something is a travesty?

1 : a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation a travesty of justice. 2 : a burlesque translation or literary or artistic imitation usually grotesquely incongruous in style, treatment, or subject matter. travesty. verb. travestied; travestying.

What is an example of travesty?

The definition of a travesty is an imitation that is grossly incorrect. An example of travesty is a production of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet that makes the play look meaningless. An exaggerated or grotesque imitation, such as a parody of a literary work.