Noun: portrayal por'trey-ul or pu(r)'trey-ul
- The representation or acting out of a character or role in a performance
"The actor's portrayal of Hamlet was deeply moving";
- characterization, enactment, personation
- Representation by drawing or painting etc.
"The artist's portrayal of rural life was both accurate and poignant";
- depiction, delineation
- A word picture of a person's appearance and character
"The author's portrayal of the protagonist was both complex and sympathetic";
- portraiture, portrait
Derived forms: portrayals
Type of: acting, characterisation [Brit], characterization, delineation, depiction, performing, pictorial representation, picture, picturing, playacting, playing, representational process, word picture, word-painting