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My concern has always been that people who I portray, or the professions that I portray, are not embarrassed by my portrayal of them.
George Dzundza

Meaning of "portrayal" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PORTRAYAL

portrayal  [pɔːˈtreɪəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PORTRAYAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Portrayal is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PORTRAYAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of portrayal in the English dictionary

The first definition of portrayal in the dictionary is a representation; the way in which sth is made to appear. Other definition of portrayal is a description. Portrayal is also acting.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PORTRAYAL


arrayal
əˈreɪəl
bael
ˈbeɪəl
betrayal
bɪˈtreɪəl
conveyal
kənˈveɪəl
defrayal
dɪˈfreɪəl
Ishmael
ˈɪʃmeɪəl
Israel
ˈɪzreɪəl
Jael
ˈdʒeɪəl
pre-trial
ˌpriːˈtreɪəl
Raphael
ˈræfeɪəl
surveyal
sɜːˈveɪəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PORTRAYAL

portobello
Portobelo
portolan
portrait
portrait gallery
portrait lens
portrait mode
portrait painter
portrait photographer
portrait photography
portraitist
portraiture
portray
portrayable
portrayer
portreeve
portress

WORDS THAT END LIKE PORTRAYAL

Annapolis Royal
Astronomer Royal
bathyal
battle royal
Chogyal
disloyal
Fayal
gayal
khayal
loyal
myal
pennyroyal
Port Royal
prince royal
princess royal
riyal
royal
ryal
small royal
Syal

Synonyms and antonyms of portrayal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PORTRAYAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «portrayal» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of portrayal

Translation of «portrayal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PORTRAYAL

Find out the translation of portrayal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of portrayal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «portrayal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

扮演
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

representación
570 millions of speakers

English

portrayal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चित्रण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تصوير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

изображение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

retrato
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চিত্রাঙ্কন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

interprétation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penggambaran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Darstellung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

役を演じること
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

> 연기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Penggambaran
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சித்தரிப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चित्रण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

betimleme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

interpretazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kreacja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зображення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

portretizare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απεικόνιση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uitbeelding
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skildring
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skildring
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of portrayal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PORTRAYAL»

The term «portrayal» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.755 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PORTRAYAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «portrayal» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «portrayal» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about portrayal

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10 QUOTES WITH «PORTRAYAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word portrayal.
1
Edward Albert
In 1969, at the age of 19, I was lucky enough to work with George C. Scott in the definitive portrayal of his career over a period of many months and several countries on the definitive film version of Patton's WWII career.
2
Derek Blasberg
With her first Oscar nomination for her portrayal of Lisbeth Salander in 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,' Rooney Mara gave fashion fans a new Gothic-chic muse.
3
George Dzundza
My concern has always been that people who I portray, or the professions that I portray, are not embarrassed by my portrayal of them.
4
Gene Hackman
If you look at yourself as a star, you've already lost something in the portrayal of any human being.
5
Jennifer Jason Leigh
I like to investigate all different kinds of people, I guess, and find out what makes them who they are, and try to be honest in the portrayal, and truthful, and find out how to understand that person, how to communicate that person's experience.
6
Sabrina Lloyd
A person's portrayal on TV isn't always how someone is.
7
Mary MacLane
The book, you understand, was not written for publication. It was the portrayal of my emotions, the analysis of my own soul life during three months of my nineteenth year. I wrote then all the time, just as I do now, but, though the book is in diary form, it is not a diary.
8
Gerald McRaney
The stated mission at the time was simply to use the influence of the entertainment industry to do an accurate portrayal of drug and alcohol abuse. We all admit that we're not trying to censor anybody.
9
Gerald McRaney
Again, like I said, we're not trying to censor anyone. If you think drugs are cool, fine. Make that movie. We are not going to stop you, or try to stop you, but we would encourage other people to be a bit more responsible about their portrayal of drug usage.
10
Ron Moody
My portrayal of Fagin was all to do with my experience in comedy and revue.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PORTRAYAL»

Discover the use of portrayal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to portrayal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Saving Lives: Why the Media's Portrayal of Nurses Puts Us ...
Examines the portrayal of nurses in the mass media, and the misconceptions that it fosters in the way that they are perceived by patients in comparison to the vital role that they actually play in saving lives.
Sandy Summers, Harry Summers, 2009
2
Hollywood's Indian: The Portrayal of the Native American in Film
This updated edition includes a new chapter on Smoke Signals , the groundbreaking independent film written by Sherman Alexie and directed by Chris Eyre.
Peter Rollins, 2011
3
The Changing Portrayal of Adolescents in the Media Since 1950
This book illuminates the evolution of teen portrayal, the potential consequences of these changes, and the ways policy-makers and parents can respond.
Patrick Jamieson, Daniel Romer, 2008
4
George Washington and Slavery: A Documentary Portrayal
George Washington and Slavery will be an essential addition to the historiography of eighteenth-century America and of Washington himself.
Fritz Hirschfeld, 1997
5
Drawn from Life: Science and Art in the Portrayal of the New ...
An illustrated archeology of the imagination that reveals how artists and writers from the late 16th to the early 19th century, most of whom had never seen North America, portrayed the natural history and landscape of North America to ...
Victoria Dickenson, 1998
6
Power in the Portrayal: Representations of Jews and Muslims ...
The novel approach illuminates nuances of respect, disinterest, contempt, and hatred reflected in the relationship between Muslims and Jews in medieval Spain. "This book is a significant contribution to the field.
Ross Brann, 2010
7
Women's Roles in Fairy Tales: A Comparison of the Portrayal ...
Gender roles have always been and will always be, explicitly or implicitly, a topic of literature.
Astrid Munder, 2002
8
Patterns of Disengagement: The Practice and Portrayal of ...
This book traces the formulation and portrayal of the practice of reclusion in China from the earliest times through the sixth century, by which time reclusion had taken on its enduring character.
Alan J. Berkowitz, 2000
9
Music and Orientalism in the British Empire, 1780s-1940s: ...
Filling a significant gap in current scholarship, the fourteen original essays that make up this volume individually and collectively reflect on the relationship between music and Orientalism in the British Empire over the course of the ...
Martin Clayton, Bennett Zon, 2007
10
Portrayal and the Search for Identity
In Portrayal and the Search for Identity, Marcia Pointon investigates how we view and understand portraiture as a genre and how portraits function as artworks within social and political networks.
Marcia Pointon, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PORTRAYAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term portrayal is used in the context of the following news items.
1
BYU student's portrayal of Mormonism's Heavenly Mother vanishes …
Liechty's portrayal of Heavenly Mother was a piece of darkroom paper with no negative — no image. When she walked passed her exhibit a ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Rush Limbaugh Blames Media's "Fun, Hip, Natural" Portrayal Of Gay …
Outspoken political commentator Rush Limbaugh took to his radio show to condemn the media's portrayal of gay sex and gay relationships as ... «NewNowNext, Jul 15»
3
Angelina Jolie To Direct An Unflinching Portrayal Of War Through …
Angelina Jolie Pitt will direct an adaptation of First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers, a harrowing and poignant ... «Look To The Stars, Jul 15»
4
Give It a Rest: Survey of the Literary Portrayal of Sloth Thursday …
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, in partnership with the Ridgefield Library, presents Give It a Rest: Survey of the Literary Portrayal of ... «HamletHub, Jul 15»
5
Nat Wolff: Most movies have 'bulls–t' portrayal of high school
Nat Wolff, who stars in “Paper Towns,” based on John Green's teen best-seller, says most high-school movies are “bulls–t.” “That's what we ... «Page Six, Jul 15»
6
Scientist criticizes media portrayal of research
Scientist criticizes media portrayal of research. A psychology researcher looks at media missteps in reporting work on music and the brain. «Nature.com, Jul 15»
7
Portrayal | Exhibit gives faces to 'the invisible'
Portrayal” shows over 50 portraits of political prisoners — people whom the group said government tries to keep “inconspicious and invisible ... «Bulatlat, Jul 15»
8
Mary Todd Lincoln portrayal set for July 29 at Canaan
DAVIS - Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of President Abraham Lincoln, will be portrayed by JoAnn Peterson of Kingwood in a West Virginia Humanities ... «The Inter-Mountain, Jul 15»
9
Mary Todd Lincoln portrayal at Canaan Valley Resort State Park …
DAVIS, West Virginia – Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of President Abraham Lincoln, will be portrayed by JoAnn Peterson of Kingwood in a West ... «HNN Huntingtonnews.net, Jul 15»
10
Datebook: July 22 - Ohio River Presentation, Murray Community …
Kentucky Chautauqua presents a historically accurate portrayal of Daniel Boone in the KY Dam Village Convention Center Saturday night at ... «WKMS, Jul 15»

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