• Portrayal

    Pronunciation

    • US IPA: /ËŒpÉ”rˈtɹeɪ.É™l/
    • Rhymes: -eɪəl

    Origin

    portray + -al.

    Full definition of portrayal

    Noun

    portrayal

    (plural portrayals)
    1. The act of portraying.
    2. The result of portraying; a representation, description, or portrait.
      • 1866, Charlotte Yonge, The Dove in the Eagle's NestHe 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 culminated in the one romance of his life, ...
      • 1909, Arnold Bennett, Literary TasteFor days afterwards you will not be able to look upon a child without recalling Lamb's portrayal of the grace of childhood.
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