caricature
n. countablen. a drawing or description of someone that makes their features look much bigger or stranger than they really are. It is often used to make fun of someone or to show their personality in a simple way.
n. a representation of a person or thing that exaggerates distinctive features for comic or grotesque effect. Often involves the distortion of physical characteristics to satirise the subject.
The artist drew a funny caricature of the president with a huge nose.
The politician complained that the newspaper's caricature made him look like a greedy villain rather than a leader.
While the biography aims for historical accuracy, the film adaptation settles for a crude caricature that ignores the subject's psychological depth in favour of easy laughs.
From French caricature, from Italian caricatura. Not related to character, which is instead ultimately from Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr, “type, nature, character”).
Commonly used with the verbs 'draw', 'create', or 'paint'.