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Dictionary definition and meaning for satire

SATIRE

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  • (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"

    synonyms : caustic remark , irony , sarcasm

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  • (Tag: ) Remeber like set fire..his sarcasm set fire on his opponents.

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  • (Tag: ) SATIRE is a FIRE (attack) against human vices brought forward through irony or sarcasm in a novel or play.

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