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Another word for satire

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Noun

  1. A work, as a novel or play, that exposes folly by the use of humor or irony

    See also:

    respect

    laughter

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Another word for satire

Noun

  1. The exposing of vice or folly, especially by wit

    See also:

    parody

    irony

  2. A work containing satire, sense 1

    See also:

    wit

    parody

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Sentence Examples

  • There is some truth in the satire, but it wholly misrepresents her rupture with Chopin.

  • This poem was a brilliant satire on contemporary manners, and enjoyed an extraordinary success.

  • In point of form the satire of Lucilius owed nothing to the Greeks.

  • These were written in their author's chosen vein of light satire, and Dryden praised them as highly effective within their own range.

  • The only voice with which the poet of this age can express himself with force and sincerity is that of satire and satiric epigram.

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