caricature

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caricature

  1. noun, a pictorial, written, or acted representation of a person, which exaggerates his characteristic traits for comic effect
  2. noun, a ludicrously inadequate or inaccurate imitation
  3. verb, to represent in caricature or produce a caricature of

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  1. he is a caricature of a statesman

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parody, cartoon, distortion, satire, travesty, lampoon, burlesque, mimicry, farce, parody


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