Definitions for satire

satire sat·ire

Spelling: [sat-ahyuh r]
IPA: /ˈsæt aɪər/

Satire is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.

You can make 203 anagrams from letters in satire (aeirst).

Definitions for satire

noun

  1. the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
  2. a literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule.
  3. a literary genre comprising such compositions.

Origin of satire

1500-10; Latin satira, variant of satura medley, perhaps feminine derivative of satur sated (see saturate)

Examples for satire

And the fact that satire unnerves the intolerant is evidence of its positive power.

The film often floats back and forth between these moments of satire and sadness.

What a satire on the whole kit of them that word living, so constantly in all their mouths, is!

He had wit and humour, with an inclination to satire, which he indulged rather too much.

Whether these learned bodies feared the satire of his presence.

She called him out for his misogynistic remarks and asked why, if the show was satire like everyone said, Ed had no foils.

By the time it reaches me, he will be in his grave; a satire on his own anger, God help him!'

The satire was not very brilliant or ingenious; but its meaning was clear.

The premise was simple: satire is devastating against tyrants.

The 289-page satire follows Morris Feldstein, a pharmaceutical salesman who gets seduced by a lonely receptionist.

Word Value for satire
Scrable

6

Words with friends

6

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