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sat·ire

/ˈsaˌtīr/

noun

noun: satire

the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

synonyms: mockery, ridicule, derision, scorn, caricature; More irony, sarcasm

"he has become the subject of satire"

•a play, novel, film, or other work that uses satire.
plural noun: satires

"a stinging satire on American politics"

synonyms: parody, burlesque, caricature, lampoon, skit; More informalspoof, takeoff, sendup

"a satire on Canadian politics"

•a genre of literature characterized by the use of satire.

•(in Latin literature) a literary miscellany, especially a poem ridiculing prevalent vices or follies.

Origin

early 16th century: from French, or from Latin satira, later form of satura ‘poetic medley.’

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the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc. 2. a literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human ...

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Full Definition of SATIRE. 1 : a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn. 2 : trenchant wit, irony, or sarcasm used to expose and discredit vice or folly.

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a. A literary work in which human vice or folly is attacked through irony, derision, or wit. b. The branch of literature constituting such works. See Synonyms at ...

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The word satire comes from the Latin word satur and the subsequent phrase lanx satura. Satur meant "full" but the juxtaposition with lanx shifted the meaning to ...

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