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satire
noun
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
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ˈsætaɪɹ
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noun
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
“he used sarcasm to upset his opponent”
noun
a genre of literature and performing arts, in which shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming others
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he used sarcasm to upset his opponent
irony is wasted on the stupid
{'source': 'Jonathan Swift', 'text': "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"}
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