portrayalpor‧tray‧al /pɔːˈtreɪəl $ pɔːr-/ ●○○ noun [countable, uncountable] 
the newspapers’ portrayal of Islamic cultureaccurate/realistic etc portrayal The film is not an accurate portrayal (=correct portrayal) of his life.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- I cannot accept the article's portrayal of these men as bloodthirsty terrorists.
- Many have criticized Hollywood for its unrealistic portrayal of life in America.
- Spacek won an Oscar for her portrayal of Loretta Lynn.
- In instances where programs dealt with religion, positive portrayals outnumbered negatives one by 4-to-3, the group said.
- It was a very unfair portrayal of you.
- The memo is seen as damaging to a prime minister who insists he is not concerned by media portrayals of his government.
- The puzzling question is why Walker compromised her portrayals like this.
- This is a portrayal of malevolence on a grand scale.
- We have already noticed that a chief motif of the Orphic cosmogonies is their portrayal of the development of new life.
- Yet beneath their glowing and reverent portrayal, there seemed to lurk another Abu Kamal.
Longman Language Activatora written or spoken description
what you say or write when you are describing a person, place, or thing: description of: · Write a description of someone you know well.give somebody a description: · Tom gave the police a description of his car.a full/detailed description (=containing all the important details): · You can read a detailed description of the products on their Web site.
a description of a situation or event, based on a study of the facts, that provides people with information about it and also tries to explain it: · The report is based on visits to schools in five cities.report on: · Amnesty International released another report on the government's use of torture.newspaper/news/television report: · News reports suggest that over 300 people may have died.
a written or spoken description of something that happened: account of: · The newspaper printed a detailed account of the trial.give an account: · In the magazine, Cook gives a colorful account of his first meeting with Hamilton.
a spoken description of an event such as a race or sports event which is given while it is happening, especially on the radio or television: · Joe Garagiola will provide the commentary tonight on Channel 7.commentary on: · Now let's go over to our London studio for commentary on the wrestling.running commentary (=a continuous commentary all the time that something is happening): · Sarah was looking out the window and giving us a running commentary on what was happening in the street.
a description of a person, thing, place etc that deliberately chooses particular details about them in order to make people form a particular opinion about them, especially a bad opinion: portrayal of: · Many have criticized Hollywood for its unrealistic portrayal of life in America.portrayal of somebody/something as: · I cannot accept the article's portrayal of these men as bloodthirsty terrorists.
a piece of writing that is descriptive contains a lot of details describing what someone or something is like, rather than telling a story or describing events: · The book contains many fine descriptive passages about everyday life in China.· When you write your paragraph, include as many descriptive details as possible.
a short description of someone's life, work, and character, especially of someone famous, that is written in a newspaper, shown on television etc: profile of: · Every week the magazine presents the profile of a well-known sports personality.· I heard a fascinating profile of Madeleine Albright on the radio yesterday.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The film is not an accurate portrayal (=correct portrayal) of his life.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
the way someone or something is described or shown in a book, film, play etcportrayal of The film is not an accurate portrayal (=correct portrayal) of his life.· As far as he is concerned, nobody cares how accurate our portrayal of Claudia's love life is.· Constanze said many years later that it was an accurate portrayal of her anguish.· What is the relationship between the accurate portrayal of a single case and a general truth about the nature of things?
· A realistic portrayal of the life and times of the legendary outlaw well worth the visit.
the newspapers’ portrayal of Islamic cultureaccurate/realistic etc portrayal The film is not an accurate portrayal (=correct portrayal) of his life.