Entry Word: caricature

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something <the TV networkʼs reporting is a mere caricature of real journalism> — see mockery 1
2 a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect <the artist creates caricatures of famous paintings by replacing humans with cats> — see parody 1
3 the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts <the politician presented only a caricature of his opponent's views> — see exaggeration