Definitions
1.NounAn absurd, grotesque, misrepresentative or grossly inferior likeness or imitation."A battlefield trial is a travesty of justice."
2.NounA pastiche, parody, or stylistic imitation; a burlesque literary or artistic imitation (typically of a more serious work).
3.NounAn appalling event, situation or outcome (especially in relation to another outcome to which it is grossly inferior).
4.VerbTo make a travesty of; to parody.