portrayal

From portray +‎ -al.

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌpɔɹˈtɹeɪ.əl/

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• Rhymes: -eɪəl
• Hyphenation: por‧tray‧al

portrayal (plural portrayals)

1. The act of portraying.
2. The result of portraying; a representation, description, or portrait.
   • 1866, Charlotte Yonge, The Dove in the Eagle's Nest

     He had already designed the portrayal of his father as the old white king, and himself as the young white king, in a series of woodcuts illustrating the narrative which culminated in the one romance of his life, ...

   • 1909, Arnold Bennett, Literary Taste

     For days afterwards you will not be able to look upon a child without recalling Lamb's portrayal of the grace of childhood.