travesties
Absurd debased parodies
Travesties is the plural of travesty, which names something that badly misrepresents or distorts what it's supposed to be.
A travesty of justice, the most common collocation, describes a legal proceeding or outcome that makes a mockery of fairness.
The word carries strong disapproval, suggesting not just failure but a grotesque parody of the original: The trial was a travesty from start to finish.
Travesty can also be a verb meaning to make a travesty of something.
Exaggerated mockery or risqué variety
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- lampoonHarsh public mockery
- satireMockery exposing vice
- spoofComic exaggerated imitation
send-up · pastiche · mockery · farce · imitation · takeoff · skit · impersonation
False or misleading statement
- perversionCorruption or deviant distortion
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
caricature · twisting · warping · mangling · butchering · debasement · degradation · bastardization
Fierce moral indignation
- abominationLoathsome, detestable thing
- atrocityUnforgivable mass cruelty
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- offenseViolation or umbrage
indignity · violation · desecration · wrongdoing · disgrace · affront · insult · infamy
burlesque
Exaggerated mockery or risqué variety
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- lampoonHarsh public mockery
- satireMockery exposing vice
spoof · send-up · pastiche · mockery · farce · imitation · takeoff · skit · impersonation · mockumentary
misrepresentation
False or misleading statement
- perversionCorruption or deviant distortion
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
mockery · caricature · twisting · warping · mangling · butchering · debasement · degradation · bastardization · mutilation
outrage
Fierce moral indignation
- abominationLoathsome, detestable thing
- atrocityUnforgivable mass cruelty
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
offense · indignity · violation · desecration · wrongdoing · disgrace · affront · insult · infamy · oppression
macabre
Disturbing, death-obsessed
- monstrousFrighteningly huge or wicked
- bizarreStrikingly unconventional
- hideousExtremely unpleasant to see
freakish · ghoulish · surreal · misshapen · aberrant · repulsive · lurid · gruesome · grotesquery · deformed
travestiestributes
Expressions honoring someone
flatters · homages · praises · celebrations
travestiestriumphs
Overwhelming victories
exemplars · models · paragons · masterpieces · vindications