travesty

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

trav·esty [travesty travesties travestied travestying] BrE [ˈtrævəsti] NAmE [ˈtrævəsti] noun (pl. trav·esties)~ (of sth)
something that does not have the qualities or values that it should have, and as a result is often shocking or offensive
Syn: ↑parody
•The trial was a travesty of justice.
•His claim is a travesty of the facts.
•a travesty of a marriage

Word Origin:
mid 17th cent. (as an adjective in the sense ‘dressed to appear ridiculous’): from French travesti ‘disguised’, past participle of travestir, from Italian travestire, from trans- ‘across’ + vestire ‘clothe’.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  farce, farce comedy