Vocabulary
Travesty
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
a false, absurd, or distorted representation of something.
Urdu meaning
توڑ موڑ دینا، شکل بدل دینا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Sharma Oli, the Communist Party PM who quit after last year`s travesty.That was hisfourth stint as PM in a polity where heads of government rarely survive for longer than a year.
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Himalayan hopes
— 2026-04-01
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Some like Waugh thought the trials an `injudicious travesty`.
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Another Nuremberg?
— 2026-03-26
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The conviction of Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Chattha for criticising and questioning the action of the state is a travesty of justice.
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Absent state accountability
— 2026-01-28
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Unless Trump could somehow be persuaded that his chimera of a Palestinian-free Gaza Riviera is an unachievable travesty.
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UN: struggling at 80
— 2025-09-24
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These reasons make the absence of Agha`s work in Pakistan a particular travesty.
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Immigrant and art
— 2025-09-20
Synonyms
poor imitation, misrepresentation, distortion, parody, perversion, corruption
Curator example
“the absurdly lenient sentence is a travesty of justice”
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