noun · neutral
satire
UK/səˈtaɪə/US/səˈtaɪər/sa·TIRE
Band 6-7speakingtask2
a genre that uses humor, irony, or exaggeration to criticize people's stupidity or vices
Examples
“The show is a sharp satire of celebrity culture.”
“Satire can be an effective way to highlight social problems.”
“The cartoon uses satire to mock political hypocrisy.”
Band 8 sentence
“Good satire exposes contradictions in society by making them absurd, forcing audiences to rethink accepted truths.”
Collocations
- political satire
- satirical programme
Word family
satire nounsatirical adjectivesatirize verb
Common mistakes
He used sarcasm, that is satire→He used sarcasm; satire is a genre that uses humour to criticize
a satire movie→a satirical movie
Say it for a higher band
5joke→6sarcasm→7+satire
Synonyms
parody
Easily confused
sarcasm
“His sarcasm was obvious, but some viewers took it literally.”
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