satire+(noun)

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• satire — ► NOUN 1) the use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people s stupidity or vices. 2) a play, novel, etc. using satire. 3) (in Latin literature) a literary miscellany, especially a poem ridiculing prevalent vices… …   English terms dictionary

• satire — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ biting, dark, savage ▪ brilliant, funny, hilarious ▪ political, social ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• satire — noun 1 (U) a way of talking or writing about something, for example politics and politicians, in which you deliberately make them seem funny so that people will see their faults: the characteristic use of satire in Jonson s work 2 (C) a play,… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• satire — noun 1) a satire on Canadian politics Syn: parody, burlesque, caricature, lampoon, skit; informal spoof, takeoff, sendup See note at wit 2) he has become the subject of satire Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

• satire — noun Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin satura, satira, perhaps from (lanx) satura dish of mixed ingredients, from feminine of satur well fed; akin to Latin satis enough more at sad Date: 1501 1. a literary work holding… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• satire — noun a) A literary technique of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change. Humour is often used to aid this. b) A satirical work. See Also: satirist …   Wiktionary

• satire — noun Syn: parody, burlesque, caricature, irony, lampoon, skit; informal spoof, take off, send up …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• Satire — This article is about the genre. For the mythological creature, see satyr. Satires redirects here. For other uses, see Satires (disambiguation). 1867 edition of Punch, a ground breaking British magazine of popular humour, including a great deal… …   Wikipedia

• satire — /sat uyeur/, n. 1. 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 folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule. 3 …   Universalium

• satire — UK [ˈsætaɪə(r)] / US [ˈsæˌtaɪr] noun Word forms satire : singular satire plural satires literature a) [uncountable] the use of humour to criticize someone or something and make them seem silly political/social satire b) [countable] a play, book,… …   English dictionary

• satire — sat|ire [ sæ,taır ] noun uncount the use of humor to criticize someone or something and make them seem silly: political/social satire a. count a play, book, movie, etc. that uses this humor: His latest book is a biting satire on modern… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English