Travesty vs. Farce

Travestynoun

An absurd or grotesque misrepresentation.

Travestynoun

A parody or stylistic imitation.

Travestynoun

(pejorative) A grossly inferior imitation.

Travestynoun

An appalling version of something.

Travestyverb

(transitive) To make a travesty of; to parody.

Travestyadjective

Disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous; travestied; - applied to a book or shorter composition.

Travestynoun

A burlesque translation or imitation of a work.

Travestyverb

To translate, imitate, or represent, so as to render ridiculous or ludicrous.

Travestynoun

a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations

Travestynoun

a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way

Travestyverb

make a travesty of

Travestynoun

a false, absurd, or distorted representation of something

Travestyverb

represent in a false, absurd, or distorted way

Farcenoun

(uncountable) A style of humor marked by broad improbabilities with little regard to regularity or method.

Farcenoun

(countable) A motion picture or play featuring this style of humor.

Farcenoun

(uncountable) A situation abounding with ludicrous incidents.

Farcenoun

(uncountable) A ridiculous or empty show.

Farceverb

To stuff with forcemeat.

Farceverb

(figurative) To fill full; to stuff.

Farceverb

(obsolete) To make fat.

Farceverb

(obsolete) To swell out; to render pompous.

Farceverb

To stuff with forcemeat; hence, to fill with mingled ingredients; to fill full; to stuff.

Farceverb

To render fat.

Farceverb

To swell out; to render pompous.

Farcenoun

Stuffing, or mixture of viands, like that used on dressing a fowl; forcemeat.

Farcenoun

A low style of comedy; a dramatic composition marked by low humor, generally written with little regard to regularity or method, and abounding with ludicrous incidents and expressions.

Farcenoun

Ridiculous or empty show; as, a mere farce.

Farcenoun

a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations

Farcenoun

mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs

Farce

Farce is a comedy that seeks to entertain the audience through situations that are highly exaggerated, extravagant, ridiculous, absurd, and improbable. Farce is also characterized by heavy use of physical humor; the use of deliberate absurdity or nonsense; satire, parody, and mockery of real-life situations, people, events, and interactions; unlikely and humorous instances of miscommunication; ludicrous, improbable, and exaggerated characters; and broadly stylized performances.