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# satire

noun (satire, satires)

«satire» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Satire is a way of writing, drawing or performing that uses humour, exaggeration or mockery to show that people, especially powerful people, are silly or wrong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satire/#m1)
2. A satire is a story, play or cartoon that does this. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satire/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in older reading and media lessons: cartoons in newspapers and comedy shows that make fun of politicians. Gulliver's Travels and Animal Farm are famous satires. Media literacy: a satire website writes made-up funny news, so do not believe it as real news.

### Examples

- The cartoon is a satire of the government. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satire/#x1)
- Animal Farm is a satire about power. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satire/#x2)
- Some news websites are satire, so the stories are not real. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satire/#x3)
- Satire uses humour to show something is wrong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satire/#x4)
- The play was a funny satire of school life. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satire/#x5)
- Check if a story is satire before you share it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satire/#x6)
- The defendant replied with satire as keen, while the audience laughed, and gave their verdict. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satire/#x7)

### Note

Adjective: satirical. A satirist writes satire. Not the same as "satyr" (a mythical creature). Satire is a trap online: it can look like real news.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «satire» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satire/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«satire» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/satire.html) on Mova free.