lampoon
US: /ɫæmˈpun/
UK: /læmpˈuːn/
UK: /læmpˈuːn/
English Vietnamese dictionary
lampoon /læm'pu:n/
- danh từ
- bài văn đả kích
Advanced English dictionary
verb, noun
+ verb [VN] (written) to criticize sb/sth publicly in an amusing way that makes them or it look ridiculous: His cartoons mercilessly lampooned the leading politicians of his time.
+ noun (written) a piece of writing that criticizes sb/sth and makes them or it look silly: Such lampoons of royalty were previously found only in the foreign press.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 burlesque, caricature, satire, parody, pasquinade or pasquil, squib, Colloq take-off, Brit send-up:
The students published a hilarious lampoon of the teaching staff.
v.
2 burlesque, caricature, satirize, parody, pasquinade or pasquil, mock, ridicule, squib, US skewer, Colloq take off, put or run down, Brit send up:
The cows we hold most sacred are often lampooned by irreverent cartoonists.
Concise English dictionary
lampoons|lampooned|lampooninglæm'puːn
noun
+a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way
verb
+ridicule with satire
