
Word: Satire
How to pronounce: ˈsætaɪə
Noun
Definitions:
1. 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.
Example sentences: "The crude satire seems to be directed at the fashionable protest singers of the time"
Synonyms:
irony
mockery
ridicule
Derivations:
satirical
satiric
satirize
satirise
satirist
satirically
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German: Satire
French: Satire
Italian: Satira
Turkish: Hiciv