parody vs travesty

parody and travesty both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
parody	Yes	No	Yes	No
travesty	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, parody and travesty are synonyms defined as:

parody and travesty: a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

Other synonyms of parody include burlesque, lampoon, mockery, pasquinade, put-on, send-up, sendup, spoof, takeoff.

As verbs, travesty is a hyponym of parody; that is, travesty is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than parody:

parody (noun)	travesty (noun)
humorous or satirical mimicry	a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way	a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

parody (verb)	travesty (verb)
make a parody of	make a travesty of
make a spoof of or make fun of