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Words related to portrayal
por·tray·al
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devastating
If you describe something as devastating, you are emphasizing that it is very harmful or damaging. -
literalism
adherence to the exact letter or the literal sense, as in translation or interpretation: to interpret the law with uncompromising literalism. -
plaudit
an enthusiastic expression of approval: Her portrayal of Juliet won the plaudits of the critics. -
representationalism
Also called representative realism. Epistemology. the view that the objects of perception are ideas or sense data that represent external objects, especially the Lockean doctrine that the perceived idea represents exactly the primary qualities of the external object. -
ultracrepidarian
noting or pertaining to a person who criticizes, judges, or gives advice outside the area of his or her expertise: The play provides a classic, simplistic portrayal of an ultracrepidarian mother-in-law.