satΒ·ire
[ΛsaΛtΔ«(Ι)r]
noun
the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues:
"the crude satire seems to be directed at the fashionable protest singers of the time"
Similar:
mockery
ridicule
derision
scorn
caricature
irony
sarcasm
a play, novel, film, or other work which uses satire:
"a stinging satire on American politics"
Similar:
parody
burlesque
caricature
lampoon
skit
a genre of literature characterized by the use of satire:
"a number of articles on Elizabethan satire"
(in Latin literature) a literary miscellany, especially a poem ridiculing prevalent vices or follies.