- 1[countable] a funny drawing or picture of somebody that exaggerates some of their features a cruel caricature of the prime minister Oxford Collocations Dictionary verb + caricaturedraw prepositioncaricature of See full entry
- 2[countable] a description of a person or thing that makes them seem ridiculous by exaggerating some of their characteristics He had unfairly presented a caricature of my views. Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectivecrude, grotesque, mere, … verb + caricaturebe, become, create, … prepositioncaricature of See full entry
- 3[countable] a person who makes themselves seem ridiculous because they exaggerate some of their characteristics The two stars had become caricatures of themselves.
- 4[uncountable] the art of drawing or writing caricatures The portrait verged on caricature. Word Originmid 18th cent.: from French, from Italian caricatura, from caricare ‘load, exaggerate’, from Latin carricare, carcare ‘to load’, from Latin carrus ‘wheeled vehicle’. Wordfindercomedycaricature, comedy, funny, joke, parody, pun, sketch, slapstick, spoof, take-offExtra examples She draws caricatures of well-known politicians. The film gives a crude caricature of African history. The two stars have become crude caricatures of themselves. a caricature of Sherlock Holmes
caricature
nounBrE BrE//ˈkærɪkətʃʊə(r)//; NAmE NAmE//ˈkærɪkətʃər//, NAmE//ˈkærɪkətʃʊr//
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