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Satire
/ˈsætaɪə/
A literary device of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change. Humor, irony, and exaggeration are often used to aid this.
📖 Definitions of "Satire"
- 1
A literary device of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change. Humor, irony, and exaggeration are often used to aid this.
- 2
A satirical work.
"a stinging satire of American politics."
- 3
Severity of remark.
🔄 Synonyms of "Satire"
3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| ironynoun | (rhetoric) The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context. |
| sarcasmnoun | (uncountable) Use of acerbic language to mock or convey contempt, often using verbal irony and (in speech) often marked by overemphasis and sneering. |
| caustic remarknoun | witty language used to convey insults or scorn |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Satire"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| sarcasmnoun | (uncountable) Use of acerbic language to mock or convey contempt, often using verbal irony and (in speech) often marked by overemphasis and sneering. |
| ironynoun | (rhetoric) The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context. |
| caustic remarknoun | witty language used to convey insults or scorn |
| farcenoun | (uncountable) A style of humor marked by broad improbabilities with little regard to regularity or method. |
| spoofnoun | (countable) An act of deception; a hoax; a joking prank. |
| travestynoun | An absurd, grotesque, misrepresentative or grossly inferior likeness or imitation. |
| lampoonnoun | A written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution; especially, a satirical one. |
| mockerynoun | The action of mocking; ridicule, derision. |
| ridiculenoun | Derision; mocking or humiliating words or behavior. |
| critiquenoun | (countable) An essay in which another piece of work is criticized, reviewed, etc. |
| criticismnoun | (uncountable) The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed |
| derisionnoun | Act of treating with disdain. |
| paradoxnoun | An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa. |
| spellingnoun | (uncountable) The act, practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography. |
| caricaturenoun | A pictorial representation of someone in which distinguishing features are exaggerated for comic effect. |
| burlesquenoun | A variety adult entertainment show, usually including titillation such as striptease, most common from the 1880s to the 1930s. |
| parodynoun | A work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony. |
| send-upnoun | A satirical imitation of a work of art or a genre. |
| jestnoun | To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone. |
| witnoun | Humour, especially when clever or quick. |
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