/ ˈsætaɪə(r); NAmE / noun
[ U , C ] a way of criticizing a person, an idea or an institution in which you use humour to show their faults or weaknesses; a piece of writing that uses this type of criticism :
political / social satire
a work full of savage / biting satire
The novel is a stinging satire on American politics.
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WORD ORIGIN
early 16th cent.: from French , or from Latin satira , later form of satura poetic medley.