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[ UK /pɔːtɹˈe‍ɪə‍l/ ]
[ US /pɔɹˈtɹeɪəɫ/ ]
NOUN
  1. a word picture of a person's appearance and character
  2. a representation by picture or portraiture
  3. any likeness of a person, in any medium
    the photographer made excellent portraits
  4. representation by drawing or painting etc
  5. acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture

How To Use portrayal In A Sentence

  • Richard Harris delivers a riveting portrayal of Captain Tyreen.
  • Her portrayal as a hypochondriac makes for a beguiling approach and probably gives an accurate description of her journey.
  • Far from deterred, Denier Bud said he had just put the finishing touches on what he considered to be his “best work” so far, a twenty-two-episode, two-hour-and-twenty-two-minute opus entitled Buchenwald: A Dumb Dumb Portrayal of Evil. The Lampshade
  • The play aims to give a humorous portrayal of the everyday life of normal mums.
  • The book is an amusing and evocative portrayal of his journey and his encounters with Indian babudom and other normal Indians on the way.
  • Through their intimate portrayal of the daily struggles of Natividad Nata, her husband Daniel and their children, we discover the true face of hardship, but also Nata's courage and resilience and her family's unfaltering love and unity. E. Nina Rothe: The Human Rights Watch Film Festival Digs Deep, Asks the Hard Questions
  • He is concerned by the mainstream media's portrayal of women as much as Internet pornography.
  • The Greek middle classes fare not much better in Tsiolkas's simplistic, one-dimensional portrayal.
  • Just as predictably, their basis for that outrage is a highly dishonest portrayal of what Forrest writes.
  • It was an instant bestseller, but was also controversial in its portrayal of the treatment of migrants in Californian labour camps. Times, Sunday Times
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