satire
/ˈsætaɪɹ/noun3 syllables
Satire means: witty language used to convey insults or scorn.
Synonyms for satire3
What does satire mean?2
noun
1
witty language used to convey insults or scorn“he used sarcasm to upset his opponent”
2
a genre of literature and performing arts, in which shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming others
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Satire in a sentence
- Satire has a point, and that point can be criticized like any serious argument.shekitten
- He was not aware that the praise was a satire in disguise.Dejo
- The play is a satire on the political world.Dejo
- The movie is a lighthearted yet devastatingly accurate and witty social satire.LK
- The people here don't have the slightest idea of what satire is!moxy
- Our world must be a satire of some other world.shekitten
- I don't want to write satire. However, satire is often the result.unknown
- Satire uses humor to make serious statements about society. Those statements can be criticized.shekitten
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of satire
as a noun
- plural
- satires