Definitions for satire
ˈsæt aɪərsatire

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. sarcasm, irony, satire, caustic remarknoun

   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

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.7 / 3 votes

1. satirenoun

   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.

2. satirenoun

   A satirical work.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SATIREnoun

   A poem in which wickedness or folly is censured. Proper satire is distinguished, by the generality of the reflections, from a lampoon which is aimed against a particular person; but they are too frequently confounded.

   Etymology: satira, anciently satura, Lat. not from satyrus, a satyr; satire, Fr.

   He dares to sing thy praises in a clime
   Where vice triumphs, and virtue is a crime;
   Where ev’n to draw the picture of thy mind,
   Is satyr on the most of human kind. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Satire

   Satire is a genre of the visual, literary, and performing arts, usually in the form of fiction and less frequently non-fiction, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, often with the intent of shaming or exposing the perceived flaws of individuals, corporations, government, or society itself into improvement. Although satire is usually meant to be humorous, its greater purpose is often constructive social criticism, using wit to draw attention to both particular and wider issues in society. A feature of satire is strong irony or sarcasm —"in satire, irony is militant", according to literary critic Northrop Frye— but parody, burlesque, exaggeration, juxtaposition, comparison, analogy, and double entendre are all frequently used in satirical speech and writing. This "militant" irony or sarcasm often professes to approve of (or at least accept as natural) the very things the satirist wishes to question. Satire is found in many artistic forms of expression, including internet memes, literature, plays, commentary, music, film and television shows, and media such as lyrics.

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1. satire

   Satire is a genre of literature, art, or entertainment that uses humor, irony, ridicule, or exaggeration to critique or mock individuals, institutions, societal behaviors, or ideas. Its primary goal is often to expose or denounce various forms of corruption, hypocrisy, folly, or other societal flaws, stimulating thought or reform.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Satireadjective

   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

2. Satireadjective

   keeness and severity of remark; caustic exposure to reprobation; trenchant wit; sarcasm

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Satire

   Satire is a genre of literature, and sometimes graphic and performing arts, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, and society itself, into improvement. Although satire is usually meant to be funny, its greater purpose is often constructive social criticism, using wit as a weapon. A common feature of satire is strong irony or sarcasm—"in satire, irony is militant"—but parody, burlesque, exaggeration, juxtaposition, comparison, analogy, and double entendre are all frequently used in satirical speech and writing. This "militant" irony or sarcasm often professes to approve of the very things the satirist wishes to attack. Satire is nowadays found in many artistic forms of expression, including literature, plays, commentary, and media such as lyrics.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Satire

   sat′īr, or sat′ir, n. a literary composition, orig. in verse, essentially a criticism of man and his works, whom it holds up either to ridicule or scorn—its chief instruments, irony, sarcasm, invective, wit and humour: an invective poem: severity of remark, denunciation: ridicule.—adjs. Satir′ic, -al, pertaining to, or conveying, satire: sarcastic: abusive.—adv. Satir′ically.—n. Satir′icalness, the state or quality of being satirical.—v.t. Sat′irīse, to make the object of satire: to censure severely.—n. Sat′irist, a writer of satire. [Fr.,—L. satira, satura (lanx, a dish), a full dish, a medley.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

Anagrams for satire »

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1. Alex

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of satire in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of satire in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of satire in a Sentence

1. Baron Cohen:

   At no time did I endorse training toddlers in handling guns. Nor was the idea even presented to me directly. If it had been, I would have rejected it, i love good satire, but good satire must reveal some basis in truth. This was fraud, a sick fraud at that, and its intention was to deceive the American people for political purposes.

2. Dana Rohrabacher:

   At no time did I endorse training toddlers in handling guns. Nor was the idea even presented to me directly, i love good satire, but good satire must reveal some basis in truth. This was fraud, a sick fraud at that, and its intention was to deceive the American people for political purposes.

3. Al Franken:

   Satire has a very important place. It's meant to be provocative. It's meant to start discussions. You offend very often … it's hard to figure out where exactly the line is, and people have different ideas of where that line is, i think we need to be careful and understand what the role of satire is.

4. Anthony Trollope:

   The satirist who writes nothing but satire should write but little -- or it will seem that his satire springs rather from his own caustic nature than from the sins of the world in which he lives.

5. Alex Gladstein:

   Satire and creative thinking are dangerous for dictatorships and the ability to control society. It's losing control and it's very afraid of that.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=satire
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Satire
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=satire
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satire
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satire
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=satire
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=satire
9. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Satire