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irvikuva — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • antic noun A piece of foolish, playful or attention-seeking behaviour; usually used in the plural.
  • caricature noun A drawing or description that exaggerates someone's features for comic or critical effect.
  • travesty noun A shocking, absurd distortion of something that should be fair or serious — a mockery of what it claims to represent.

Senses

irvikuva is used for these senses in English:

  • antic A caricature.
  • caricature Having the characteristics of a caricature, grotesque.
  • travesty An absurd, grotesque, misrepresentative or grossly inferior likeness or imitation.

antic — full definition

  1. noun A piece of foolish, playful or attention-seeking behaviour; usually used in the plural.
  2. adjective Grotesque or absurd in an oddly theatrical way.

caricature — full definition

  1. noun A drawing or description that exaggerates someone's features for comic or critical effect.
  2. noun An exaggerated or absurd version of something, distorting it beyond recognition.
  3. verb To portray someone or something in an exaggerated, often mocking way.

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