a picture or description in which natural characteristics are exaggerated or distorted
disapproval If you describe something as a caricature of an event or situation, you mean that it is a very exaggerated account of it. Hall is angry at what he sees as a caricature of the training offered to modern-day social workers. to draw or describe someone or something in a way that makes them seem silly caricature sb/sth as sth. Comically distorted drawing or likeness intended to satirize or ridicule its subject. The word, derived from the Italian caricare ("to load or charge"), was probably coined by the Carracci family, who defended the practice as a counterpart to idealization. In the 18th century the caricature became connected with journalism and was put to virulent use by political commentators. In the 1880s photo-process engraving made it possible to produce and illustrate daily newpapers cheaply, bringing caricatures to the general public. In the 20th century caricature increasingly moved into the editorial, sports, and theatrical sections of newspapers. Important caricaturists include Jacques Callot, George Cruikshank, Honoré Daumier, Gustave Doré, and Al Hirschfeld
A caricature of someone is a drawing or description of them that exaggerates their appearance or behaviour in a humorous or critical way. The poster showed a caricature of Hitler with a devil's horns and tail
A picture or other figure or description in which the peculiarities of a person or thing are so exaggerated as to appear ridiculous; a burlesque; a parody
represent in or produce a caricature of; "The drawing caricatured the President"
A picture where the subject is depicted in a satirizing way that exaggerates its distinctive characteristics in a comical or grotesque way Often used as a commentary on political or social matters
An artwork that exaggerates a person’s features or individual peculiarities, usually with humorous or satirical intent
If you caricature someone, you draw or describe them in an exaggerated way in order to be humorous or critical. Her political career has been caricatured in headlines He was caricatured as a turnip