satire
noun/ˈsætaɪə(r)/
/ˈsætaɪər/
[uncountable, countable]- a way of criticizing a person, an idea or an institution in which you use humour to show their faults or weaknesses; a piece of writing that uses this type of criticism
- political/social satire
- a work full of savage/biting satire
- The novel is a stinging satire on American politics.
Extra ExamplesTopics Literature and writingc2, Languagec2- The movie is a brilliant satire on Hollywood.
- There is a strong tradition of political satire in this country.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- biting
- dark
- savage
- …
- satire on
Word Originearly 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin satira, later form of satura ‘poetic medley’.Definitions on the go
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