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satire

[ sat-ahyuhr ]

noun

  1. the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, to expose, denounce, or deride the folly or corruption of institutions, people, or social structures:

    The success of the production stems from its balance of affectionate comedy and well-observed satire.

  2. a work of art, literature, or entertainment in which the folly and corruption of human beings, institutions, or social structures are exposed, denounced, or ridiculed:

    The skit offended only those who didn鈥檛 recognize it as a political satire.

    Did you notice that all the novels on her bookshelf were satires?

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  3. a genre of literature, art, or entertainment comprising such works:

    The eighteenth century is considered British literature鈥檚 golden age of satire.

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satire

/ 藞蝉忙迟补瑟蓹 /

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
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

satire

  1. 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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  • 苍辞苍路蝉补迟路颈谤别 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of satire1

First recorded in 1500鈥10; from Latin satira, variant of satura 鈥渕edley,鈥 perhaps feminine derivative of satur 鈥渟ated鈥 ( saturate )
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of satire1

C16: from Latin satira a mixture, from satur sated, from satis enough
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Synonym Study

See irony 1. Satire, lampoon refer to literary forms in which vices or follies are ridiculed. Satire, the general term, often emphasizes the weakness more than the weak person, and usually implies moral judgment and corrective purpose: Swift's satire of human pettiness and bestiality. Lampoon refers to a form of satire, often political or personal, characterized by the malice or virulence of its attack: lampoons of the leading political figures.
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Falwell, which affirms parody and satire as protected speech and sprang from the Sullivan decision.

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But "working funerals" have also been the subject of satire.

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What happens when the political satire of 鈥淪outh Park鈥 collides with a Muslim kid鈥檚 coming-of-age story in post-9/11 New Jersey?

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It had to be really really delicately handled because you're dealing with controversial material, but you're also threading a way through satire and horror and fear and real pain and just many, many things.

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Beatty鈥檚 scabrous satire follows a Black man who decides to reinstate slavery in his rural Los Angeles enclave, a crime for which he finds himself in the hallowed halls of the Supreme Court.

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