travesty

[Jonathan Lighter]

I mentioned this in 2010. It means "an outrageous occurrence or situation."
Like a tragedy but different.

CNN characterizes the plight of Syrian refugees forced over the border into
Turkey as simply "a travesty."

JL



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"If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."

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