satire

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈsætaɪr/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈsætaɪə/

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• Hyphenation: sat‧ire

Noun

Singular satire

Plural satires

1. (uncountable) Satire is a way of writing or speaking. It uses humor to say bad things about a person as a way to change people's thinking. Examples of satire are irony and sarcasm.

Related words

• satirist
• satirize / satirise

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