satire
31satire — See irony, satire, sarcasm See sarcasm, satire …
32satire — sat|ire [ sæ,taır ] noun uncount the use of humor to criticize someone or something and make them seem silly: political/social satire a. count a play, book, movie, etc. that uses this humor: His latest book is a biting satire on modern… …
33satire — [16] A satire is etymologically a ‘verse medley’, an ‘assortment of pieces on various subjects’. The word comes via Old French satire from Latin satira ‘mixture’, an alteration of an earlier satura. This is said to have been derived from satus… …
34satire — noun 1 (U) a way of talking or writing about something, for example politics and politicians, in which you deliberately make them seem funny so that people will see their faults: the characteristic use of satire in Jonson s work 2 (C) a play,… …
35satire — noun 1) a satire on Canadian politics Syn: parody, burlesque, caricature, lampoon, skit; informal spoof, takeoff, sendup See note at wit 2) he has become the subject of satire Syn …
36satire — sa|ti|re sb., n, r, rne, i sms. satire , fx satireblad, satireserie; ætsende satire …
37satire — [16] A satire is etymologically a ‘verse medley’, an ‘assortment of pieces on various subjects’. The word comes via Old French satire from Latin satira ‘mixture’, an alteration of an earlier satura. This is said to have been derived from satus… …
38satire — n. 1 the use of ridicule, irony, sarcasm, etc., to expose folly or vice or to lampoon an individual. 2 a work or composition in prose or verse using satire. 3 this branch of literature. 4 a thing that brings ridicule upon something else. 5 Rom.… …
39Satire — Karikatur, Spottgedicht, Spottlied; (bildungsspr.): Parodie, Persiflage; (Literaturwiss.): Sottie, Travestie. * * * Satire,die:⇨Spott(1) SatirePersiflage,Parodie,Travestie,Karikatur,Spottgedicht,Verhöhnung,Stichelei,heitererSpott,Gewitzel,Übertrei… …
40satire — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. ridicule, sarcasm, irony, mockery, travesty, burlesque. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The exposing of vice or folly, especially by wit] Syn. mockery, irony, ridicule, caricature; see irony , parody . 2. [A… …
