Meaning & use
caricature
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A picture or description of someone that exaggerates their features for comic or satirical effect.
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The newspaper printed a caricature of the senator with an enormous nose.
Critics said the movie reduced the villain to a caricature of evil.
A note on using this word
Often carries a mildly negative sense when used figuratively about an oversimplified, exaggerated portrayal of a person or idea.
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To describe or represent someone in a ridiculously exaggerated way.
The comedian caricatured the politician's speech patterns.
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