Definition of: satire

(sat′īr) noun
1. The use of sarcasm, irony, or keen wit in denouncing abuses or follies; ridicule.
2. A written composition in which vice, folly, or incapacity is held up to ridicule. See synonyms under BANTER. [<MF <L satira, satura a satire, earlier, a discursive verse composition on a number of subjects, orig. a medley <(lanx) satura a fruit salad, lit., a full (dish), fem. of satur full]