trav·es·ty
ˈtravəstē/
noun
noun: travesty; plural noun: travesties
1.
a false, absurd, or distorted representation of something.
"the absurdly lenient sentence is a travesty of justice"
synonyms: perversion of, distortion of, corruption of, misrepresentation of, poor imitation of, poor substitute for, mockery of, parody of, caricature of; More
farce of, charade of, pantomime of, sham of, spoof of;
informalapology for, (poor) excuse for
"a travesty of justice"
verb
verb: travesty; 3rd person present: travesties; past tense: travestied; past participle: travestied; gerund or present participle: travestying
1.
represent in a false or distorted way.
"Michael has betrayed the family by travestying them in his plays"
synonyms: perversion of, distortion of, corruption of, misrepresentation of, poor imitation of, poor substitute for, mockery of, parody of, caricature of; More