Satire - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈsætaɪər|  American pronunciation of the word satire
Brit.  |ˈsætæɪə|  British pronunciation of the word satire

noun

- witty language used to convey insults or scorn (syn: irony, sarcasm)

Extra examples

His movies are known for their use of satire.

The movie is a political satire.

...a corrosive satire on the fashion industry and its movers and shakers...

...by the standards of today's no-holds-barred satire, Will Rogers' homespun japes about politicians seem awfully gentle...

...a scurrilous satire on the scandal that enveloped Washington...

...barbed satire on American academia...

Satire is an intellectual weapon.

I read this address as a satire

My satire never befools anyone or beknaves anyone.

Word forms

noun
singular: satire
plural: satires
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