portrayal   (Sound)

The noun portrayal has 5 senses

• portrayal, portraiture, portrait -- (a word picture of a person's appearance and character)


• portrayal, characterization, enactment, personation -- (acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture)


• depicting, depiction, portraying, portrayal -- (a representation by picture or portraiture)


• portrait, portrayal -- (any likeness of a person, in any medium; "the photographer made excellent portraits")


• depiction, delineation, portrayal -- (representation by drawing or painting etc)