- 1the act of describing something in words, or giving an impression of something in words or a picture; the way in which this is done They object to the movie's depiction of gay people.
- 2the act of showing an image of somebody/something in a picture or the way it is shown; a picture showing somebody/something in a particular way Rembrandt's earlier depictions of Saskia
depiction
nounBrE BrE//dɪˈpɪkʃn//; NAmE NAmE//dɪˈpɪkʃn//
[uncountable, countable] (rather formal)Check pronunciation: depiction