depiction C1 Topic:Actions & Processes US /dɪˈpɪk.ʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #31524 Meanings 1 noun A picture or description of someone or something. The film offers a realistic depiction of life during the war. 2 noun The act of showing or describing something. The depiction of violence on television worries many parents. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a picture or description of... portrayalrepresentation 2 noun · the act of showing or... portrayalcharacterization Word family Forms depictions Derived forms depictionalredepiction Related forms depict Common collocations literal depiction Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From French dépiction, from Latin dēpictiō. By surface analysis, depict + -ion. dépiction French dēpictiō Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # depiction **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /dɪˈpɪk.ʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 31524 ## Meanings 1. A picture or description of someone or something. 2. The act of showing or describing something. ## Examples - The film offers a realistic depiction of life during the war. - The depiction of violence on television worries many parents. ## Derived Forms - depictional - redepiction ## Related Forms - depict ## Roots and Affixes - Root: dépiction - Root: dēpictiō ## Etymology From French dépiction, from Latin dēpictiō. By surface analysis, depict + -ion. ## AI Etymology Depiction is from French dépiction, from Latin dēpictiō. By surface analysis, depict + -ion. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it can mean a picture or description of someone or something, or the act of showing or describing something. Related forms include depict. Derived formations include depictional, redepiction. ## Topics - Actions & Processes - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown