satire
satire definition
sat·ire (sa′tīr′)
noun
- a literary work in which vices, follies, stupidities, abuses, etc. are held up to ridicule and contempt
- such literary works collectively, or the art of writing them
- the use of ridicule, sarcasm, irony, etc. to expose, attack, or deride vices, follies, etc.
Etymology: Fr < L satira or satura, satire, poetic medley < (lanx) satura, (dish) of various fruits, prob. < Etr, of Thracian orig.
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