satire
US: /ˈsæˌtaɪɝ/
UK: /sˈætaɪə/
UK: /sˈætaɪə/
English Vietnamese dictionary
satire /'sætaiə/
- danh từ
- lời châm biếm, lời chế nhạo
- văn châm biếm; thơ trào phúng
- điều mỉa mai (đối với cái gì)
Advanced English dictionary
+ 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.
Thesaurus dictionary
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.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
biting, brilliant | political, social
the recent boom in political satire
PREP.
~ on
The film is a brilliant satire on Hollywood.
Concise English dictionary
satires'sætaɪə(r)
noun
+witty language used to convey insults or scorn
