satire
/ˈsætaɪər/
noun
- A way of criticizing people, ideas, or society by using humor, irony, or exaggeration to show their faults.
- Jonathan Swift's 'A Modest Proposal' is a famous example of satire.
- The cartoonist's satire of corporate greed made readers laugh and think.
- The TV show uses satire to make fun of politics.
- A piece of writing, a play, a movie, etc., that uses this style of criticism.
- The movie is a sharp satire of modern celebrity culture.
- She wrote a satire about the absurdities of office life.
- The novel is a political satire set in a fictional kingdom.