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Meaning of satire in English

satire
noun [ C or U ]
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/ˈsæt.aɪr/ uk
/ˈsæt.aɪər/
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a way of criticizing people or ideas in a humorous way, especially in order to make a political point, or a piece of writing that uses this style:
political satire
Her play was a biting/cruel satire on life in the 80s.
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(Definition of satire from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

satire | Intermediate English

satire
noun [ C/U ]
us
/ˈsæ·tɑɪər/
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literature
a humorous way of criticizing people or ideas to show that they have faults or are wrong, or a piece of writing or a play that uses this style:
[ C ] The play is a satire on corporate culture.

satirical

adjective us
/səˈtɪər·ɪ·kəl/
satirical humor

satirize

verb [ T ] us
/ˈsæt̬·əˌrɑɪz/
Garry Trudeau would satirize him in his Doonesbury comic strip.
(Definition of satire from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of satire

satire
Political satire is fine if it's in the context of where people are expecting it.
From New York Post
He said his pseudonymous e-mails and blog posts amounted to academic whistle-blowing and satire, not crime; he plans to appeal.
From Huffington Post
And like a lot of satire, it isn't pretty.
From Los Angeles Times
Indeed, persecution is a running theme in the story of satire.
From Los Angeles Times
The satire is fresh, organic and, yes, cage-free.
From Huffington Post
This delicious combination of fantasy and reality made the satire work.
From Slate Magazine
Directed at such easy targets, satire ceases to be satire.
From Slate Magazine
Satire is a sound civilization's answer to savagery.
From Huffington Post
In this absurd spin cycle, there's one dependable place to look for sanity: satire.
From CNN
To what extent do you see these books as satire?
From Slate Magazine
And while this view works for left-leaning political satire, it's far from accurate.
From Minneapolis Star Tribune
The other problem is that it infantilizes minorities by assuming that they're unable to handle the critique satire delivers.
From Los Angeles Times
It had to symbolize youth, vitality, satire, and subversion.
From A.V. Club
Since we're living in deeply divided times, the rise of satire seems inevitable.
From Huffington Post
The problem is that the comedy falls flat and the satire feels strained and shallow.
From Huffington Post
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Translations of satire

in Chinese (Traditional)
諷刺，譏諷, 諷刺作品…
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讽刺，讥讽, 讽刺作品…
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sátira, sátira [feminine, singular]…
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taşlama, yerme, hicvetme…
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satire [feminine], satire…
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風刺（ふうし）, 風刺作品（ふうしさくひん）…
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