sat ‧ ire /ˈsætaɪə $ -taɪr/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: Latin satura , satira , from (lanx) satura 'full plate, mixture' , from satur ; ⇨ ↑ saturate ]
1 . [uncountable] a way of criticizing something such as a group of people or a system, in which you deliberately make them seem funny so that people will see their faults:
the characteristic use of satire in Jonson’s work
political/social satire
a comedy group that does political satire
2 . [countable] a piece of writing, film, play etc that uses this type of criticism
satire on
a satire on American politics
savage/stinging/vicious/biting satire
a biting satire of the television industry
—satirical /səˈtɪrɪk ə l/ adjective :
a well-known satirical magazine
—satiric adjective
—satirically /-kli/ adverb