portrayal

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   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, ...

2. 2
   noun

   acting the part of a character on stage

3. 3
   noun

   representation by drawing or painting etc

4. 4
   noun

   any likeness of a person, in any medium

5. 5
   noun

   a representation by picture or portraiture

6. 6
   noun

   a word picture of a person's appearance and character

7. 7
   noun

   The act of portraying.

Etymology

From portray + -al.