adj · noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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General-American:/ˈkɛɹɪkət͡ʃʊɚ/
General-American:/ˈkɛɹɪkət͡ʃɚ/
General-American, rare:/kəˈɹɪkət͡ʃʊɚ/
General-American, also, rare:/kəˈɹɪkət͡ʃɚ/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈkæɹɪkəˌtʃʊə/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˌkæɹɪkəˈtʃʊə/
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CMU ARPABET:K EH1 R AH0 K AH0 CH ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Having the characteristics of a caricature, grotesque.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A pictorial representation of someone in which distinguishing features are exaggerated for comic effect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A grotesque misrepresentation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
In facial recognition systems, a face that has been modified to look less like the average face, and thus more distinctive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Borrowed from French caricature, from Italian caricatùra, ultimately from Latin carrus, and so not related to character, which is instead ultimately from Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr, “type, nature, character”).
Across languages
Translations
91 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
كَارِيكَاتِير
(kārīkātēr)
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Arabic:
كَارِيكَاتُور
(kārīkātūr)
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Arabic:
رَسْم هَزْلِيّ
(rasm hazliyy)
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Armenian:
ծաղրանկար
(caġrankar)
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Belarusian:
карыкату́ра
(karykatúra)
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Belarusian:
шарж
(šarž)
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Catalan:
caricatura
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Chinese Mandarin:
卡通
(kǎtōng)
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Chinese Mandarin:
諷刺畫 /讽刺画
(fěngcìhuà)
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Chinese Mandarin:
漫畫 /漫画
(mànhuà)
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Czech:
karikatura
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Danish:
karikatur
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Dutch:
karikatuur
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Esperanto:
karikaturo
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Finnish:
pilakuva
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Finnish:
karikatyyri
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
French:
caricature
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Friulian:
caricature
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
German:
Karikatur
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Hungarian:
karikatúra
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Icelandic:
skopmynd
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Ido:
karikaturo
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Indonesian:
karikatur
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Japanese:
風刺画
(fūshiga)
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Japanese:
戯画
(giga)
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Japanese:
漫画
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Japanese:
カリカチュア
(karikachua)
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Kalmyk:
шог зург
(şog zurg)
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Kazakh:
карикатура
(karikatura)
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Korean:
만화
(manhwa)
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Korean:
캐리커처
(kaerikeocheo)
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Korean:
희화
(huihwa)
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Malay:
karikatur
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Norwegian Bokmål:
karikatur
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Norwegian Nynorsk:
karikatur
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Persian:
کاریکاتور
(kârikâtur)
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Polish:
karykatura
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Portuguese:
caricatura
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Russian:
карикату́ра
(karikatúra)
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Russian:
шарж
(šarž)
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Slovak:
karikatúra
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Spanish:
caricatura
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Swedish:
karikatyr
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Turkish:
karikatür
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Ukrainian:
карикату́ра
(karykatúra)
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Ukrainian:
шарж
(šarž)
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Vietnamese:
tranh biếm hoạ
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Yiddish:
קאַריקאַטור
(karikatur)
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
Yiddish:
קאַטאָוועס
(katoves)
— pictorial representation of someone for comic effect
