Definitions for satireˈsæt aɪər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
sat•ire*ˈsæt aɪər(n.)
the use of irony, sarcasm, or ridicule in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
a literary composition or genre in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule.
Category: Literature
* Syn: See irony1.
Origin of satire:
1500–10; < L satira, var. of satura medley, perh. fem. der. of satur sated (see saturate )
Princeton's WordNet
sarcasm, irony, satire, caustic remark(noun)
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
"he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Jonathan Swift
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
satire(noun)ˈsæt aɪər
exaggeration of the silly qualities of sth to show it has flaws
the use of satire in the film
satireˈsæt aɪər
a book, film, etc. that uses satire
The book is a hilarious satire.
Wiktionary
satire(Noun)
A literary technique of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change. Humour is often used to aid this.
satire(Noun)
A satirical work.
Webster Dictionary
Satire(adj)
a composition, generally poetical, holding up vice or folly to reprobation; a keen or severe exposure of what in public or private morals deserves rebuke; an invective poem; as, the Satires of Juvenal
Satire(adj)
keeness and severity of remark; caustic exposure to reprobation; trenchant wit; sarcasm
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Satire
a species of poetry or prose writing in which the vice or folly of the times is held up to ridicule, a species in which Horace and Juvenal excelled among the Romans, and Dryden, Pope, and Swift among us.
Translations for satire
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- satireAfrikaans
- نَقْد ساخِر، كِتابة ساخِرَهArabic
- сатираBulgarian
- sátiraPortuguese (BR)
- satiraCzech
- die SatireGerman
- satireDanish
- σάτιραGreek
- sátiraSpanish
- satiirEstonian
- هجونامهFarsi
- satiiriFinnish
- satireFrench
- סָטִירִיHebrew
- व्यंग्यHindi
- satira, porugaCroatian
- szatíraHungarian
- satirIndonesian
- háðsádeila, satíraIcelandic
- satiraItalian
- 風刺Japanese
- 풍자Korean
- satyraLithuanian
- satīraLatvian
- satira; karangan sindiranMalay
- satireDutch
- satireNorwegian
- satyraPolish
- هجونامهPersian
- ملنډى، كترې، طنزى، غندنه، هجو: كترې لرونكى كيسۍPashto
- sátiraPortuguese
- satirăRomanian
- сатираRussian
- satiraSlovak
- satira, zabavljicaSlovenian
- satiraSerbian
- satirSwedish
- การเขียนที่กล่าวเสียดสีThai
- yergi, hicivTurkish
- 諷刺文學Chinese (Trad.)
- сатираUkrainian
- طنزیہ ، مضحک تحریرUrdu
- sự châm biếmVietnamese
- 讽刺作品Chinese (Simp.)
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