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Definitions for Satire
[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] a literary genre comprising such compositions.
[4] a novel, play, entertainment, etc, in which topical issues, folly, or evil are held up to scorn by means of ridicule and irony
[5] the genre constituted by such works
[6] the use of ridicule, irony, etc, to create such an effect
Words related to Satire
caricature, mockery, sarcasm, irony, skit, wit, spoof, banter, parody, burlesque, lampoon, travesty, takeoff, witticism, put-on, raillery, persiflage, pasquinade, squib, causticity
Words nearby Satire
satinet, satinflower, satinpod, satinwood, satiny, satire, satirical, satirist, satirize, satisfaction, satisfactory
Origin of Satire
1500–10; < Latin satira, variant of satura medley, perhaps feminine derivative of satur sated (see saturate)
Words that may be confused with Satire
burlesque, caricature, cartoon, parody, satire, (see, synonym, study, at, burlesque), (see, synonym, study, at, the, current, entry), satire, satyr
Other words from Satire
non·sat·ire , noun
Word origin for Satire
C16: from Latin satira a mixture, from satur sated, from satis enough
Synonyms for Satire
banter, caricature, irony, mockery, parody, sarcasm, skit, spoof, wit, burlesque, lampoon, pasquinade, persiflage, put-on, raillery, squib, takeoff, travesty, witticism, causticity, chaffing, lampoonery, play-on, send-up