satire (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *satire*:
NOUN	communication	satire, sarcasm, irony, caustic remark	witty language used to convey insults or scorn

satire > pronunciation
Sounds	sae'tay.er
Rhymes	acquire ... wire: 63 rhymes with ayer...

English > *satire*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	witty language used to convey insults or scorn.
Example	"Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Jonathan Swift
Synonyms	sarcasm, irony, caustic remark
Attributes	sarcastic	Expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
Attributes	unsarcastic	not sarcastic
Broader	wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness	A message whose ingenuity / ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
Spanish	ironía, sarcasmo, sátira
Catalan	ironia, sarcasme, sàtira
Adjectives	satirical, satiric	exposing human folly to ridicule
Nouns	satirist	a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm
Verbs	satirize, satirise	ridicule with satire

HyperDic: satire