Meaning & use
Lampooned
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Publicly criticized or mocked someone or something using satire, ridicule, or exaggeration.
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The comedian lampooned the senator's speech in his opening monologue.
The magazine cover lampooned the tech billionaire as an out-of-touch cartoon king.
A note on using this word
The past tense of 'lampoon,' a word that traces back to a French drinking-song refrain used in mocking verses.
Words with a similar meaning
satirizedridiculedmocked
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Words with an opposite meaning
praisedflattered
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