satire

/ˈsætaɪə/

2 senses across 1 part of speech

noun

  1. A literary device of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change. Humor, irony, and exaggeration are often used to aid this.

  2. Severity of remark.

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