portrayal

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portrayals

1) N-COUNT: usu sing, usu poss N of n An actor's portrayal of a character in a play or film is the way that he or she plays the character.

Mr Ying is well-known for his portrayal of a prison guard in the film `The Last Emperor'.

2) N-COUNT: usu N of n An artist's portrayal of something is a drawing, painting, or photograph of it.

`Scene with a Winding River' (1827) is a near-monochrome portrayal of a wood infused with silvery light.

...a moving portrayal of St John the Evangelist by Simone Martini.

Syn:

depiction, representation

3) N-COUNT: usu sing, usu N of n The portrayal of something in a book or film is the act of describing it or showing it.

This is a sensitive and often funny portrayal of a friendship between two 11-year-old boys.

...Leigh's portrayal of English society.

Syn:

depiction

4) N-COUNT: usu N of n 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...

I get criticized for the portrayal of women in that movie.

Syn:

depiction