Definition of: caricature

(kar′i·kə·chr, -chər) noun
1. A picture or description deliberately making use of ridiculous exaggeration or distortion; burlesque.
2. The act or art of caricaturing.
3. A poor, inept, or badly distorted likeness or imitation.
—v.t. ·tured, ·tur·ing To represent so as to make ridiculous; travesty; burlesque. [<F <Ital. caricatura, lit., an overloading <caricare load, exaggerate]
—car′·i·ca·tur′al adjective
—car′i·ca·tur′ist noun Synonyms (noun): burlesque, exaggeration, extravaganza, imitation, mimicry, parody, take–off, travesty.