portrayal

por|tray|al /pɔːrtr'eɪəl/ (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.
...a moving portrayal of St John the Evangelist by Simone Martini.
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.
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...

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