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portrayal

 noun
     
por‧tray‧al [uncountable and countable]
the way someone or something is described or shown in a book, film, play etc
portrayal of
the newspapers' portrayal of Islamic culture
accurate/realistic etc portrayal
The film is not an accurate portrayal (=correct portrayal) of his life.
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