travesty vs parody

travesty and parody both are nouns.

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

As nouns, travesty and parody are synonyms defined as:

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

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

As verbs, parody is a hypernym of travesty; that is, parody is a word with a broader meaning than travesty:

Other hypernyms of travesty include burlesque, spoof.

travesty (noun)	parody (noun)
a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations	humorous or satirical mimicry
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

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