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1.
Satire is the use of humour or exaggeration in order to show how foolish or wicked some people’s behaviour or ideas are.
The commercial side of the Christmas season is an easy target for ~.
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A ~ is a play, film, or novel in which humour or exaggeration is used to criticize something.
...a sharp ~ on the American political process.
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