Difference between Travesty and Farce

What is the difference between Travesty and Farce?

Travesty as a noun is an absurd or grotesque misrepresentation while Farce as a noun is a style of humor marked by broad improbabilities with little regard to regularity or method; compare sarcasm

Travesty

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make a traversy of; to parody.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An absurd or grotesque misrepresentation A parody or stylistic imitation. A grossly inferior imitation.

Farce

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A style of humor marked by broad improbabilities with little regard to regularity or method; compare sarcasmA motion picture or play featuring this style of humor.A situation abounding with ludicrous incidentsA ridiculous or empty show

Example sentence: The number who actually consented to the Constitution of the United States, at the first, was very small. Considered as the act of the whole people, the adoption of the Constitution was the merest farce and imposture, binding upon nobody.

We hope you now know whether to use Travesty or Farce in your sentence.

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