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satire

the use of ridicule, irony, sarcasm, etc., to expose folly or vice or to lampoon someone; burlesque, caricature, parody
Not to be confused with:
satyr – one of a class of Greek woodland gods with a goat’s or horse’s ears and tail and budding horns; a lustful or sensual man; lecher
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sat·ire

(săt′īr′)
n.
1.
a. A literary work in which human foolishness or vice is attacked through irony, derision, or wit.
b. The branch of literature constituting such works.
2. Irony, sarcasm, or caustic wit used to attack or expose human foolishness or vice.
[Latin satira, probably alteration (influenced by Greek satur, satyr, and saturos, burlesque of a mythical episode) of (lanx) satura, fruit (plate) mixture, from feminine of satur, sated, well-fitted; see sā- in Indo-European roots.]
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satire

(ˈsætaɪə)
n
1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a novel, play, entertainment, etc, in which topical issues, folly, or evil are held up to scorn by means of ridicule and irony
2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) the genre constituted by such works
3. the use of ridicule, irony, etc, to create such an effect
[C16: from Latin satira a mixture, from satur sated, from satis enough]
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sat•ire

(ˈsæt aɪər)

n.
1. the use of irony, sarcasm, or ridicule in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
2. a literary composition or genre in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule.
[1500–10; < Latin satira, variant of satura medley, perhaps feminine derivative of satur sated (see saturate)]
syn: See irony 1.
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satire

A genre using irony or ridicule to hold contentious issues, folly, or evil in scorn.
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Noun 1. [画像:satire - witty language used to convey insults or scorn]satire - 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
humor, wit, witticism, wittiness, humour - a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
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satire

noun
1. mockery, wit, irony, ridicule, sarcasm, raillery, pasquinade It's an easy target for satire.
2. parody, mockery, caricature, send-up (Brit. informal), spoof (informal), travesty, takeoff (informal), lampoon, skit, burlesque A sharp satire on the American political process.
Quotations
"It's hard not to write satire" [Juvenal Satires]
"Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own" [Jonathan Swift The Battle of the Books]
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satire

noun
A work, as a novel or play, that exposes folly by the use of humor or irony:
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Translations
نَقْد ساخِر، كِتابة ساخِرَه
satira
satire
szatíra
háîsádeila, satíra
satyrasatyrikassatyrinissatyriškai parodyti
satīra
satiră
satira
satir
сатира

satire

[ˈsætaɪəʳ] N → sátira f (on contra)
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satire

[ˈsætaɪər] n → satire f
a satire on sth → une satire sur qch
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satire

n → Satire f (→ on auf +acc); the satire in his voice → die Ironie in seiner Stimme
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satire

[ˈsætaɪəʳ] n satire (on) → satira (di, su)
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satire

(ˈsӕtaiə) noun
(a piece of) writing etc that makes someone look foolish. a satire on university life. satire نَقْد ساخِر، كِتابة ساخِرَه сатира sátira satira die Satire satire σάτιρα sátira satiir هجونامه satiiri satire סטירי व्यंग्य satira, poruga szatíra satir háðsádeila, satíra satira 風刺 풍자 satyra satīra satira; karangan sindiran satire satire satyra ملنډى، كترې، طنزى، غندنه، هجو: كترې لرونكى كيسۍ sátira sa­tiră сатира satira satira, zabavljica satira satir การเขียนที่กล่าวเสียดสี yergi, hiciv 諷刺文學 сатира طنزیہ ، مضحک تحریر sự châm biếm 讽刺作品
saˈtirical (-ˈti-) adjective
1. of satire. satirical writing. satiries ساخِر، إنْتِقادي، هِجائي сатиричен satírico satirický satirisch satirisk σατιρικός, που έχει σχέση με τη σάτιρα satírico satiiriline هجوی satiirinen satirique סטירי व्यंग्यप्रिय satirički szatirikus satiris háðsádeilu- satirico 風刺的な 풍자적인 satyrinis satīrisks bercorak sindiran satirisch satirisk satyryczny دغندنې، دهجو satírico satiric сатирический satirický zabavljiv satiričan satirisk เสียดสี hicveden 諷刺的 сатиричний طنز یا طنزیہ ادب سے متعلق châm biếm 含讽刺意味的,好挖苦的
2. mocking. in a satirical mood. bespottend ساخِر، هِجائي язвителен satírico výsměšný satirisch drillende περιπαικτικός satírico satiiriline طعنه satiirinen satirique סטירי प्रहसन podrugljiv gúnyos menyindir háðskur satirico いやみな 조소하는 pašaipus izsmejošs; izsmējīgs menyindir satirisch satirisk, hånende kpiący كترې satírico sarcastic; ironic насмешливый výsmešný satiričen satiričan hånfull การเย้ยหยัน; การล้อเลียน alaycı 嘲諷的 насмішливий ظنزاً có sự nhạo báng, chế nhạo 嘲讽的
ˈsatirist (-ˈti-) noun
a person who writes or performs satire(s). satiris كاتِب ساخِر إنتِقادي сатирик satirista satirik der/die Satiriker(in) satiriker σατιρικός συγγραφέας satírico, escritor satírico satiirik طنزپرداز satiirikko auteur/-eure satirique כוֹתֵב סָטִירִי व्यंग्यकार satiričar, satirik szatíraíró penulis satir satíru-/háðsádeiluhöfundur satirico, 風刺家 풍자작가 satyrikas satīriķis penulis satira atau karang sindiran satiricus satiriker satyryk غندونكى، هجوليكونكى. هجوكول، ملنډې وهل satirista autor satiric сатирик satirik satirik satiričar satiriker นักเขียนเย้ยหยันหรือล้อเลียน hicivci 諷刺作家 сатирик طنز نگار nhà văn, nhà thơ châm biếm 讽刺作家
ˈsatirize, ˈsatirise (-ti-) verb
to make look foolish by using satire. satiriseer يَسْخَر مِن، يَنْتَقِد بِسُخْرِيَه، يَهْجو осмивам satirizar zesměšnit satirou eine Satire machen auf lave en satire over σατιρίζω satirizar pilkama هجو كردن pilkata faire la satire de לְתַאֵר בְּצוּרָה סָטִירִית का उपहास करना, की निन्दा करना koristiti se satirom, biti satiričan kigúnyol menyindir snúa (e-u) upp í háð satireggiare 風刺する 풍자하다 išjuokti, satyriškai parodyti izsmiet mempersendakan seseorang atau sesuatu melalui satira hekelen harselere/satirisere over przedstawiać satyrycznie هجوكول satirizar a satiriza высмеивать satirizovať zabavljati, posmehovati se (iz) izvrći ruglu satirisera, förlöjliga, förhåna เขียนเย้ยหยันหรือล้อเลียน hicvetmek 諷刺 висміювати طنزیہ رنگ دینا châm biếm 讽刺
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As, in the serious style, Homer is pre-eminent among poets, for he alone combined dramatic form with excellence of imitation, so he too first laid down the main lines of Comedy, by dramatising the ludicrous instead of writing personal satire. His Margites bears the same relation to Comedy that the Iliad and Odyssey do to Tragedy.
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"Five Weeks in a Balloon" is, in a measure, a satire on modern books of African travel.
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Perhaps best of all you will like his satire Of the mean and sure estate.
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Most of his poems, other than certain political satire, which drew on him the Emperor's wrath, are full of subtle sadness and fragrant regret, reminding one of pot-pourri in some deep blue porcelain bowl.
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Hence the characteristic Restoration verse is satire of a prosaic sort which scarcely belongs to poetry at all.
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But this last were fitter for a satire than for a serious observation.
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"That, Sancho," returned Don Quixote, "reminds me of what happened to a famous poet of our own day, who, having written a bitter satire against all the courtesan ladies, did not insert or name in it a certain lady of whom it was questionable whether she was one or not.
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The artist has this advantage over the rest of the world, that his friends offer not only their appearance and their character to his satire, but also their work.
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I think that hardly less immoral than the lubricity of literature, and its celebration of the monkey and the goat in us, is the spectacle such criticism affords of the tigerish play of satire. It is monstrous that for no offence but the wish to produce something beautiful, and the mistake of his powers in that direction, a writer should become the prey of some ferocious wit, and that his tormentor should achieve credit by his lightness and ease in rending his prey; it is shocking to think how alluring and depraving the fact is to the young reader emulous of such credit, and eager to achieve it.
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My friends, there hath arisen a satire on your friend: "Behold Zarathustra!
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But this is as nothing compared with Rataziaev's foul intention to place us in his books, and to describe us in a satire. He himself has declared that he is going to do so, and other people say the same.
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I daresay his papers, if he has left any, include some satires that may be published without too destructive results fifty years hence.
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