1 [C] a funny drawing or picture of sb that exaggerates some of their features:
a cruel caricature of the prime minister
2 [C] a description of a person or thing that makes them seem ridiculous by exaggerating some of their characteristics:
He had unfairly presented a caricature of my views.
3 [U] the art of drawing or writing caricatures:
The portrait verged on caricature.
caricaturist noun
verb [VN] [oftenpassive] ~ sb/sth (as sth) to produce a caricature of sb; to describe or present sb as a type of person you would laugh at or not respect:
She was unfairly caricatured as a dumb blonde.
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Is caricature a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, caricature is tagged as noun.
Does caricature appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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