Satires


noun
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.
noun
1.
a novel, play, entertainment, etc, in which topical issues, folly, or evil are held up to scorn by means of ridicule and irony
2.
the genre constituted by such works
3.
the use of ridicule, irony, etc, to create such an effect

satire definition

A work of literature that mocks social conventions, another work of art, or anything its author thinks ridiculous. Gulliver’s Travels, by Jonathan Swift, is a satire of eighteenth-century British society.

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    adjective 1. of, pertaining to, containing, or characterized by satire: satirical novels. 2. indulging in or given to satire: a satirical poet. adjective 1. of, relating to, or containing satire 2. given to the use of satire

  • Satirical

    adjective 1. of, pertaining to, containing, or characterized by satire: satirical novels. 2. indulging in or given to satire: a satirical poet. adjective 1. of, relating to, or containing satire 2. given to the use of satire

  • Satirically

    adjective 1. of, pertaining to, containing, or characterized by satire: satirical novels. 2. indulging in or given to satire: a satirical poet. adjective 1. of, relating to, or containing satire 2. given to the use of satire

  • Satirise

    verb (used with object), satirized, satirizing. 1. to attack or ridicule with satire. verb 1. to deride (a person or thing) by means of satire

  • Satirising

    verb (used with object), satirized, satirizing. 1. to attack or ridicule with satire. verb 1. to deride (a person or thing) by means of satire


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