travesty

plural travesties

1. An absurd, grotesque, misrepresentative or grossly inferior likeness or imitation.

   A battlefield trial is a travesty of justice.

   2 more examples

   The second edition is not a recast, but absolutely a travesty of the first.

   1845, Thomas De Quincey, William Godwin

   In 1844, objection was raised to the Furness Railway's Dalton & Barrow line, when it was revealed that the line would pass directly through Furness Abbey. A re-route was achieved, with the line skirting the abbey ruins instead - although many continued to see the intrusion as a travesty against antiquity and the scenic beauty of the site.

   2022 January 12, Dr. Joseph Brennan, “Castles: ruined and redeemed by rail”, in RAIL, number 948, page 56

2. A pastiche, parody, or stylistic imitation; a burlesque literary or artistic imitation (typically of a more serious work).
3. proscribedsometimesAn appalling event, situation or outcome (especially in relation to another outcome to which it is grossly inferior).

   Spurs survived the scare - and such was their domination after the break that it would have been a travesty had Arsenal escaped Wembley, hosting a Premier League record attendance of 83,222, with a draw.

   2018 February 10, Phil McNulty, “Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 0 Arsenal”, in BBC

present singular third person travesties · participle present travestying · participle past travestied · past travestied

1. transitiveTo make a travesty of; to parody.