ridicule vs travesty

ridicule

verb
  • to criticize or disapprove of someone or something through scornful jocularity; to make fun of 

noun
  • An object of sport or laughter; a laughing stock. 

  • The quality of being ridiculous; ridiculousness. 

  • derision; mocking or humiliating words or behaviour 

  • A small woman's handbag; a reticule. 

travesty

verb
  • To make a travesty of; to parody. 

noun
  • A grossly inferior imitation. 

  • A parody or stylistic imitation. 

  • An appalling version of something. 

  • An absurd or grotesque misrepresentation. 

How often have the words ridicule and travesty occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )