satire — meaning in English
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English meaning
- satire noun A form of writing, art, or performance that uses humor, irony, or exaggeration to criticize people, institutions, or society.
Senses
satire is used for these senses in English:
- satire (uncountable) A literary device of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change or highlighting a shortcoming in the work of another. Imitation, humor, irony, and exaggeration are often used to aid this.