SATIRE

n. 1 ridicule, irony, sarcasm, mockery, spoofing, exaggeration, caricature Often, the best way to comment on a distasteful political situation is through satire 2 burlesque, lampoon, parody, travesty, pasquinade, spoof, cartoon, caricature, Colloq take-off, Chiefly Brit send-up For several years he wrote mainly satires of life among the wealthy