[kar-i-kuh-cher, -choo
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noun, verb, -tured, -tur⋅ing.| 1. | a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things: His caricature of the mayor in this morning's paper is the best he's ever drawn. |
| 2. | the art or process of producing such pictures, descriptions, etc. |
| 3. | any imitation or copy so distorted or inferior as to be ludicrous. |
| 4. | to make a caricature of; represent in caricature. |
In art or literature, portrayal of an individual or thing that exaggerates and distorts prominent characteristics so as to make them appear ridiculous. Caricature is commonly a medium for satire.