satire

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

sat·ire [satire satires] BrE [ˈsætaɪə(r)] NAmE [ˈsætaɪər] noun uncountable, countable
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.

Word Origin:
early 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin satira, later form of satura ‘poetic medley’.

Example Bank:
•The movie is a brilliant satire on Hollywood.
•the recent boom in political satire
•There is a strong tradition of political satire in this country.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  sarcasm, irony, caustic remark