Synonym: characterization, delineation, depicting, depiction, enactment, personation, portrait, portraiture, portraying. Similar words: portray, betrayal, portrait, portraiture, air transport, transport, transportable, transportation. Meaning: [pɔr'treɪəl /pɔː-] 
n. 1. a word picture of a person's appearance and character 2. acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture 3. a representation by picture or portraiture 4. any likeness of a person 5. representation by drawing or painting etc.
n. 1. a word picture of a person's appearance and character 2. acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture 3. a representation by picture or portraiture 4. any likeness of a person 5. representation by drawing or painting etc. 
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1. He is best remembered for his chilling portrayal of Norman Bates in'Psycho '.
2. Mr Ying is well-known for his portrayal of a prison guard in the film "The Last Emperor".
3. The film is not an accurate portrayal of his life.
4. His novel is a vivid portrayal of life in a mining community.
5. His latest film is a fairly grim portrayal of war-time suffering.
6. The article examines the portrayal of gay men in the media.
7. The media persists in its portrayal of us as muggers(Sentencedict.com), dope sellers and gangsters.
8. He is best known for his chilling portrayal of Hannibal Lecter.
9. This is a sensitive and often funny portrayal of a friendship between two 11-year-old boys.
10. It was a very unfair portrayal of you.
11. Critics knocked his latest film for its portrayal of women.
12. What is the relationship between the accurate portrayal of a single case and a general truth about the nature of things?
13. The audience was happy, they accepted my portrayal and they were moved to tears as well as laughter.
14. But the convincing portrayal of childhood fantasies, fears and rituals is marred by the unnecessary melodramatic final sequence.
15. Yet beneath their glowing and reverent portrayal, there seemed to lurk another Abu Kamal.
16. I cannot accept the article's portrayal of these men as bloodthirsty terrorists.
17. This is a portrayal of malevolence on a grand scale.
18. Spacek won an Oscar for her portrayal of Loretta Lynn.
19. So, the history of the portrayal of disabled people is that disabled people are portrayed as flawed able-bodied people.
20. In their portrayal, delinquency is seen as a natural and rational choice for residents of these areas.
21. And Lizzy Davis brings welcome warmth to her portrayal of a young nurse who is Vivian's only caring human connection.
22. A realistic portrayal of the life and times of the legendary outlaw well worth the visit.
23. Lemmon won an Oscar for his magnificent portrayal of the coward who becomes a hero.
24. Many have criticized Hollywood for its unrealistic portrayal of life in America.
25. She shows a full range of emotions in her portrayal of an ambitious politician.
26. The magistrate Swallow, imperious, yet insightful in the resounding portrayal of bass Louis Lebherz, presses the case for them.
27. Constanze said many years later that it was an accurate portrayal of her anguish.
28. The success of our manufactured exports gives the lie to the Opposition's portrayal of manufacturing.
29. Director Redgrave tips sympathy somewhat toward the conspirators through his portrayal of the title role.
30. Career Girls never devolves into soap opera, but remains a focused, complex portrayal of a friendship.
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