| satire definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | language or writing that exposes follies or abuses by holding them up to ridicule | 67 sets |
| 2 | witty language used to convey insults or scorn | 59 sets |
| 3 | form of literature in which irony, sarcasm, and ridicule are employed to attack human vice and folly | 52 sets |
| 4 | a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision | 43 sets |
| 5 | a literary tone used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness, often with the intent of correcting, or changing, the subject of the satiric attack. | 22 sets |
| 6 | the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc. | 21 sets |
| 7 | literary tone used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness | 20 sets |
| 8 | a type of writing that ridicules the shortcomings of people or institutions in an attemmpt to bring about a change. | 18 sets |
| 9 | the employment of sarcasm, irony, or keenness of wit in ridiculing vices. | 16 sets |
| 10 | the use of ridicule, sarcasm, wit, or irony in order to expose, set right, destroy, or laugh at a vice, human folly, or social evil | 14 sets |
| 11 | form of entertainment that uses irony and sarcasm; romans were proud of this | 14 sets |
| 12 | to ridicule or mock ideas, persons, events, or doctrines | 12 sets |
| 13 | n. the employment of sarcasm, irony, or keenness of wit in ridiculing vices. | 11 sets |
| 14 | an ironic, sarcastic, or witty composition that claims to argue for something, but actually argues against it | 10 sets |
| 15 | a literary tone used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness, often with the intent of correcting, or changing, the subject of the satiric attack | 10 sets |
| 16 | a literary tone used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness. | 9 sets |
| 17 | satire: a literary tone used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness, often with the intent of correcting, or changing, the subject of the satiric attack. | 9 sets |
| 18 | a literary tone used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness | 9 sets |
| 19 | literary work exposing human vices and shortcomings to ridicule and scorn | 9 sets |
| 20 | writing which ridicules society, a group, a social institution, etc., in order to reveal a weakness | 9 sets |
| 21 | irony, sarcasm, or caustic wit used to attack human vice or folly, esp. in a literary work | 8 sets |
| 22 | a work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and convention for reform or ridicule. regardless of whether or not the work aims to reform humans or their society, ___ is best seen as a style of writing rather than a purpose for writing. the effect of __, often humorous, is thought provoking and insightful about the human condition. | 8 sets |
| 23 | (noun) a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision | 7 sets |
| 24 | exposes common character flaws to the cold light of humor | 7 sets |
| 25 | any writing that uses ridicule to bring about social reform | 7 sets |
| 26 | form of literature in which irony, sarcasm, and ridicule are employed to attack vice and folly | 7 sets |
| 27 | the use of ridicule, sarcasm, or irony in writing to make fun of someone or something. | 7 sets |
| 28 | a work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule | 7 sets |
| 29 | a work that uses sharp humor to attack people or society | 7 sets |
| 30 | the literary art of ridiculing a folly or vice in order to expose or correct it | 7 sets |
| 31 | uses a reversal to bring light to problems. the intention is to make something better | 6 sets |
| 32 | a literary work that holds up human failings to ridicule and censure | 5 sets |
| 33 | ridicule | 5 sets |
| 34 | poking fun at someone or something in a clever way | 5 sets |
| 35 | literary tone used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness, often with the intent of correcting, or changing, the subject of the satiric attack. | 5 sets |
| 36 | writing that ridicules something or someone in order to reveal a weakness | 5 sets |
| 37 | a type of writing that ridicules the shortcomings of people or institutions in an attempt to bring about a change | 5 sets |
| 38 | a piece of literature designed to ridicule the subject of the work | 5 sets |
| 39 | type of writting that dictates the short cummings of people or institutions in atempt to bring about change | 5 sets |
| 40 | noun, the use of humor or irony to attack or expose folly, vice, or stupidity | 5 sets |