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Travesty ˈtrævəsti ˈtrævɪsti/ Noun (Plural Travesties)[Countable Singular Order Extremely Bad Claimed

Front travesty
Back /ˈtrævəsti, ˈtrævɪsti/ noun (plural travesties)[countable usually singular]
used in order to say that something is extremely bad and is not what it is claimed to be:

Their marriage was a complete travesty.travesty ofO'Brien described his trial as a travesty of justice.

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