Caricature — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect

represent in or produce a caricature of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɹɪkətʃˌʊɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐpɹˈuːvəɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐpɹˈuːvəɹ/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈæɹɪkətʃˌʊɹ/.

Examples

The drawing caricatured the President

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

impersonation ape imitation

Parts of Speech

noun	a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
verb	represent in or produce a caricature of “The drawing caricatured the President”

Word Forms

caricaturist	noun	someone who parodies in an exaggerated manner
caricature	verb	represent in or produce a caricature of
impersonate	verb	represent another person with comic intentions
caricature	noun	a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Karikatur

eine Darstellung einer Person, die für eine komische Wirkung übertrieben ist

🇪🇸Spanish

caricatura

una representación de una persona que se exagera para lograr un efecto cómico

🇮🇹Italian

caricatura

una rappresentazione di una persona esagerata per effetto comico

🇳🇱Dutch

karikatuur

een weergave van een persoon die is overdreven voor een komisch effect

🇵🇹Portuguese

caricatura

uma representação de uma pessoa exagerada para efeito cômico

🇷🇺Russian

карикатура

изображение человека, преувеличенное для комического эффекта

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कारटूनवाला

एक ऐसे व्यक्ति का प्रतिनिधित्व जो हास्य प्रभाव के लिए अतिरंजित है

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্যঙ্গচিত্র

একজন ব্যক্তির উপস্থাপনা যা কমিক প্রভাবের জন্য অতিরঞ্জিত

🇮🇳Tamil

கேலிச்சித்திரம்

காமிக் விளைவுக்காக மிகைப்படுத்தப்பட்ட ஒரு நபரின் பிரதிநிதித்துவம்

🇮🇳Telugu

వ్యంగ్య చిత్రం

కామిక్ ఎఫెక్ట్ కోసం అతిశయోక్తి చేసిన వ్యక్తి యొక్క ప్రాతినిధ్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

व्यंगचित्र

एखाद्या व्यक्तीचे प्रतिनिधित्व जे कॉमिक प्रभावासाठी अतिशयोक्तीपूर्ण आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

કેરિકેચર

કોમિક અસર માટે અતિશયોક્તિપૂર્ણ વ્યક્તિનું પ્રતિનિધિત્વ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವ್ಯಂಗ್ಯಚಿತ್ರ

ಕಾಮಿಕ್ ಪರಿಣಾಮಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಉತ್ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಿತ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ಪ್ರಾತಿನಿಧ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാരിക്കേച്ചർ

കോമിക് ഇഫക്റ്റിനായി അതിശയോക്തി കലർന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തിയുടെ പ്രതിനിധാനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੈਰੀਕੇਚਰ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਦੀ ਨੁਮਾਇੰਦਗੀ ਜੋ ਕਾਮਿਕ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ ਲਈ ਅਤਿਕਥਨੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

کیریکچر

کسی ایسے شخص کی نمائندگی جو مزاحیہ اثر کے لیے بڑھا چڑھا کر پیش کی جاتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

漫画

为了达到喜剧效果而夸张的人物形象

🇯🇵Japanese

風刺画

喜劇的な効果を得るために誇張された人物の表現

🇰🇷Korean

풍자 만화

만화적인 효과를 위해 사람을 과장하여 표현한 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bức tranh biếm họa

sự thể hiện của một người được phóng đại để tạo hiệu ứng hài hước

🇹🇭Thai

การ์ตูนล้อเลียน

การเป็นตัวแทนของบุคคลที่เกินจริงสำหรับเอฟเฟกต์การ์ตูน

🇮🇩Indonesian

karikatur

representasi seseorang yang dilebih-lebihkan untuk efek komik

🇵🇭Filipino

karikatura

isang representasyon ng isang tao na pinalaki para sa epekto ng komiks

🇲🇾Malay

karikatur

representasi seseorang yang dibesar-besarkan untuk kesan komik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كاريكاتير

تمثيل شخص مبالغ فيه للتأثير الكوميدي

🇮🇷Persian

کاریکاتور

نمایش شخصی که برای جلوه کمیک اغراق شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

karikatür

komik bir etki yaratmak için abartılı bir kişinin temsili

🇮🇱Hebrew

קָרִיקָטוּרָה

ייצוג של אדם מוגזם בגלל אפקט קומי

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'caricature'?

The primary meaning of 'caricature' is 'a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'caricature' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'caricature' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'caricature' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'caricature' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'caricature' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'caricature' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'caricature' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'caricature' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'caricature' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'caricature' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted