plural caricatures
1
: a drawing that makes someone look funny or foolish because some part of the person's appearance is exaggerated
An artist was doing caricatures in the park.
2
: someone or something that is very exaggerated in a funny or foolish way
His performance in the film was a caricature of a hard-boiled detective.
The interview made her into a caricature of a struggling artist.
caricatures; caricatured; caricaturing
: to do a caricature of (someone or something) : to draw or describe (someone or something) in a funny or exaggerated way
The press caricatured him as clumsy and forgetful.
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“Caricature.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/caricature. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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