Meaning & use
Satirizing
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Using humor, irony, or exaggeration to criticize or mock someone's or something's flaws, especially in politics or society.
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The cartoonist made a career of satirizing corrupt politicians.
The novel is satirizing the excesses of consumer culture.
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From 'satire,' a literary tradition dating back to ancient Rome, where it referred to a genre mixing verse forms before narrowing to mean pointed comic criticism.
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