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    portrayal
    /pɔːˈtreɪəl/

    noun

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  2. the way that someone or something is described or represented in a painting, film, book, or other artistic work: His latest movie is a grim portrayal of wartime suffering. She won a Best Actress award for her portrayal of the title character in "Erin Brockovich". See. portray. Fewer examples.

  3. 1. : the act or process or an instance of portraying : representation. 2. : portrait. Synonyms. definition. delineation. depiction. description. picture. portraiture. rendering. sketch. vignette. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of portrayal in a Sentence.

  4. Portrayal definition: the act of portraying. . See examples of PORTRAYAL used in a sentence.

  5. the way that someone or something is described or represented in a painting, movie, book, or other artistic work: His latest movie is a grim portrayal of wartime suffering. She won a Best Actress award for her portrayal of the title character in "Erin Brockovich." See.

  6. Use the noun portrayal to describe the representation of someone, either in the form of a dramatic character, a spoken description, or even a photograph or painting of the person. You can also talk about the portrayal of an object or idea: "Dorothea Lange's photographs are an accurate portrayal of the Great Depression."

  7. The portrayal of something in a book, film, or programme is the way that it is made to appear. The media persists in its portrayal of us as muggers, dope sellers and gangsters. [ + of] I get criticized for the portrayal of women in that movie.

  8. Define portrayal. portrayal synonyms, portrayal pronunciation, portrayal translation, English dictionary definition of portrayal. n. 1. The act or process of portraying someone or something: his brilliant portrayal of the leading role. 2. A representation or description: a detailed...

  9. portrayal. the act of showing or describing somebody/something in a picture, play, book, etc.; a particular way in which this is done. The article examines the portrayal of gay men in the media.

  10. to represent or describe someone or something in a painting, movie, book, or other artistic work: The painting portrays a beautiful young woman in a blue dress. The writer portrays life in a small village at the turn of the century. portray someone as something.

  11. 1. An actor's portrayal of a character in a play or film is the way that he or she plays the character. [...] 2. An artist's portrayal of something is a drawing, painting, or photograph of it. [...] 3. The portrayal of something in a book or film is the act of describing it or showing it. [...] More. Synonyms of 'portrayal'

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