English noun: satire | |||
1. | satire (communication) witty language used to convey insults or scorn | ||
Samples | He used sarcasm to upset his opponent. Irony is wasted on the stupid. Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own. | ||
Synonyms | caustic remark, irony, sarcasm | ||
Broader (hypernym) | humor, humour, wit, witticism, wittiness | ||
Attribute | sarcastic, unsarcastic | ||