Satirical
adjective
Using humor to criticize or mock people or situations.
He wrote a satirical poem about the government's plans.
Often appears as...
- satirical poem
- satirical comedy
Usage tips
Literary
adjective
Using humor to criticize or mock people or situations.
He wrote a satirical poem about the government's plans.
Often appears as...
- satirical poem
- satirical comedy
Usage tips
Literary
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Pro Tip 1/3Not Always Funny
Satirical content isn't always meant to be laugh-out-loud funny; it often points out serious issues humorously.
The satirical article highlighted the environmental crisis with biting humor.
Pro Tip 2/3Understanding Required
Knowing the context is essential to appreciate satirical nuances, as it often refers to specific events or trends.
The satirical skit on smartphone addiction is funnier if you're aware of the issue.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitive
Satirical works can be culture-specific, so what is humorous in one culture may not be in another.
The satirical play about American politics may confuse someone unfamiliar with the context.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Always Funny
Satirical content isn't always meant to be laugh-out-loud funny; it often points out serious issues humorously.
The satirical article highlighted the environmental crisis with biting humor.
Pro Tip 2/3Understanding Required
Knowing the context is essential to appreciate satirical nuances, as it often refers to specific events or trends.
The satirical skit on smartphone addiction is funnier if you're aware of the issue.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitive
Satirical works can be culture-specific, so what is humorous in one culture may not be in another.
The satirical play about American politics may confuse someone unfamiliar with the context.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Always Funny
Satirical content isn't always meant to be laugh-out-loud funny; it often points out serious issues humorously.
The satirical article highlighted the environmental crisis with biting humor.
Pro Tip 2/3Understanding Required
Knowing the context is essential to appreciate satirical nuances, as it often refers to specific events or trends.
The satirical skit on smartphone addiction is funnier if you're aware of the issue.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitive
Satirical works can be culture-specific, so what is humorous in one culture may not be in another.
The satirical play about American politics may confuse someone unfamiliar with the context.
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Ronald Rael: An...
that crosses the border between art and architecture, and it demonstrated to me that architecture could communicate ideas that are much more politically and culturally complex, that architecture could be satirical and serious at the same time and it could speak to the disparities between wealth and poverty and what's local and what's foreign.
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Safari Live - Day 35 PIPE...
don't see anything she's definitely watching something that is fairly close by so what it is I'm not sure maybe there's a little satirical darker that's hidden in the grass and from our angle we can't see it remember she is higher than what I am and so she could maybe spot something that I can't see but definitely intent on something
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Beware of nominalizations...
Not a zombie among them. Orwell's satirical translation, on the other hand, is teeming with nominalizations and other vague abstractions. The zombies have taken over, and the humans have fled the village. Zombie nouns do their worst damage when they gather in jargon-generating packs
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How young people join...
with creatives, techies, app developers, artists, comedians, and we can create really specified content and actually, online, disseminate it to very strategic audiences. So one example would be creating a satirical video which makes fun of Islamophobia,
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Is the world getting...
The easier it is to recall something from memory, the more probable we judge it to be. The other part of the answer comes from the nature of journalism, captured in this satirical headline from "The Onion," "CNN Holds Morning Meeting to Decide
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What we'll learn about...
Some of this may sound satirical or even far fetched. And some of it is. I mean, I can't actually see into the future. I don't actually know if we're going to be drilling hundreds or thousands of microscopic holes in our heads in 30 years.
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There's no such thing as...
in local places but nationwide, a concerted effort to revive a face-to-face set of ways to engage and outdoor shows in which candidates and their causes are mocked and praised in broad satirical style; soapbox speeches by citizens;
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How false news can...
that had been virtually eradicated in the United States, with some infections proving fatal. In a slightly less dire example, satirical articles that are formatted to resemble real ones
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A free world needs...
murder. Remember how it felt. Whatever one thought of that satirical magazine, however one felt about those particular cartoons,
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Safari Live - Day 214 PIPE...
watch our vultures pick away as some unfortunate wildebeest and on a slightly more serious unless a satirical b-grade note
Video examples
Ronald Rael: An...
that crosses the border between art and architecture, and it demonstrated to me that architecture could communicate ideas that are much more politically and culturally complex, that architecture could be satirical and serious at the same time and it could speak to the disparities between wealth and poverty and what's local and what's foreign.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 35 PIPE...
don't see anything she's definitely watching something that is fairly close by so what it is I'm not sure maybe there's a little satirical darker that's hidden in the grass and from our angle we can't see it remember she is higher than what I am and so she could maybe spot something that I can't see but definitely intent on something
Video examples
Beware of nominalizations...
Not a zombie among them. Orwell's satirical translation, on the other hand, is teeming with nominalizations and other vague abstractions. The zombies have taken over, and the humans have fled the village. Zombie nouns do their worst damage when they gather in jargon-generating packs
Video examples
How young people join...
with creatives, techies, app developers, artists, comedians, and we can create really specified content and actually, online, disseminate it to very strategic audiences. So one example would be creating a satirical video which makes fun of Islamophobia,
Video examples
Is the world getting...
The easier it is to recall something from memory, the more probable we judge it to be. The other part of the answer comes from the nature of journalism, captured in this satirical headline from "The Onion," "CNN Holds Morning Meeting to Decide
Video examples
What we'll learn about...
Some of this may sound satirical or even far fetched. And some of it is. I mean, I can't actually see into the future. I don't actually know if we're going to be drilling hundreds or thousands of microscopic holes in our heads in 30 years.
Video examples
There's no such thing as...
in local places but nationwide, a concerted effort to revive a face-to-face set of ways to engage and outdoor shows in which candidates and their causes are mocked and praised in broad satirical style; soapbox speeches by citizens;
Video examples
How false news can...
that had been virtually eradicated in the United States, with some infections proving fatal. In a slightly less dire example, satirical articles that are formatted to resemble real ones
Video examples
A free world needs...
murder. Remember how it felt. Whatever one thought of that satirical magazine, however one felt about those particular cartoons,
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 214 PIPE...
watch our vultures pick away as some unfortunate wildebeest and on a slightly more serious unless a satirical b-grade note
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Quote examples
Joanna Scott
American Author
Reviewers try to square the antics of a writer's life with the antics in the fiction. Even satirical verbal play is too often read and admired as autobiographical expression. And thanks to the democratic exposures of the web, it's easier than ever to document private experiences and divulge the most intimate secrets.
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Sanjeev Bhaskar
British Comedian
I was greatly influenced by 'The Goons' and 'Monty Python' reconstituting what comedy was - it could come from a funny word, not just a set up and a pay-off. I liked the zaniness; they were satirical, slightly saucy and very literary in their references.
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Tom Rachman
English Novelist
Journalists who are devoted to strictly factual reporting take particular pleasure from satirical news outlets that have the liberty to laugh and even mock the hypocrisy that reporters and editors must simply observe without comment.
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Bassem Youssef
Egyptian Entertainer
The importance of satire is bringing more people to the table. There are a lot of average citizens who aren't interested in politics and would be more interested if it's brought to them in a comedic, funny, satirical way.
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Curtis Sittenfeld
American Writer
Well, I think that if you sincerely try to imagine what life is like for another person - not in a mocking way, not in a satirical way, but in a sincere, compassionate way - I don't think that's exploitive.
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Shoojit Sircar
Indian Director
My films, sometimes, have my own reflections of life. They have life lessons I've had that I put across in a humorous or satirical way.
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Terence Lewis
Indian Dancer
I want to be part of movies that have important and interesting subjects but are not depressing and are rather satirical and funny.
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Joey Skaggs
American Celebrity
Most important to any fake story is a plausible, realistic edge with a satirical twist that is topical.
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Al Franken
American Politician
I'm crushed by the responsibility of writing a satirical book.
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Josh Widdicombe
English Comedian
It's rare in satirical comedy not just to be cynical.
Quote examples
Joanna Scott
American Author
Reviewers try to square the antics of a writer's life with the antics in the fiction. Even satirical verbal play is too often read and admired as autobiographical expression. And thanks to the democratic exposures of the web, it's easier than ever to document private experiences and divulge the most intimate secrets.
Quote examples
Sanjeev Bhaskar
British Comedian
I was greatly influenced by 'The Goons' and 'Monty Python' reconstituting what comedy was - it could come from a funny word, not just a set up and a pay-off. I liked the zaniness; they were satirical, slightly saucy and very literary in their references.
Quote examples
Tom Rachman
English Novelist
Journalists who are devoted to strictly factual reporting take particular pleasure from satirical news outlets that have the liberty to laugh and even mock the hypocrisy that reporters and editors must simply observe without comment.
Quote examples
Bassem Youssef
Egyptian Entertainer
The importance of satire is bringing more people to the table. There are a lot of average citizens who aren't interested in politics and would be more interested if it's brought to them in a comedic, funny, satirical way.
Quote examples
Curtis Sittenfeld
American Writer
Well, I think that if you sincerely try to imagine what life is like for another person - not in a mocking way, not in a satirical way, but in a sincere, compassionate way - I don't think that's exploitive.
Quote examples
Shoojit Sircar
Indian Director
My films, sometimes, have my own reflections of life. They have life lessons I've had that I put across in a humorous or satirical way.
Quote examples
Terence Lewis
Indian Dancer
I want to be part of movies that have important and interesting subjects but are not depressing and are rather satirical and funny.
Quote examples
Joey Skaggs
American Celebrity
Most important to any fake story is a plausible, realistic edge with a satirical twist that is topical.
Quote examples
Al Franken
American Politician
I'm crushed by the responsibility of writing a satirical book.
Quote examples
Josh Widdicombe
English Comedian
It's rare in satirical comedy not just to be cynical.
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