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- DictionaryPor·tray·al/pôrˈtrā(ə)l/
noun
- 1. a depiction of someone or something in a work of art or literature: "a realistic portrayal of war"
Portrayal definition: the act of portraying. . See examples of PORTRAYAL used in a sentence.
a word picture of a person's appearance and character. synonyms: portrait, portraiture. see more. noun. acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture. synonyms: characterisation, characterization, enactment, personation. see more.
portrayal. noun. /pɔːˈtreɪəl/. /pɔːrˈtreɪəl/. [countable, uncountable] 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.
6 days ago · 1. countable noun [usually singular] An actor's portrayal of a character in a play or film is the way that he or she plays the character. ...her acclaimed portrayal of Ophelia in Hamlet. [ + of] 2. countable noun. An artist's portrayal of something is a drawing, painting, or photograph of it.
portrayal. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English por‧tray‧al /pɔːˈtreɪəl $ pɔːr-/ noun [ countable, uncountable] the way someone or something is described or shown in a book, film, play etc portrayal of the newspapers’ portrayal of Islamic culture accurate/realistic etc portrayal The film is not an accurate portrayal ...
1. The act or process of portraying someone or something: his brilliant portrayal of the leading role. 2. A representation or description: a detailed portrayal of living conditions. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
3 days ago · portrayal (plural portrayals) The act of portraying. The result of portraying; a representation, description, or portrait . 1866, Charlotte Yonge, The Dove in the Eagle's Nest. He had already designed the portrayal of his father as the old white king, and himself as the young white king, in a series of woodcuts illustrating the narrative which ...
