to expose, criticize, or ridicule using methods such as metaphor, irony, or exaggeration

to sneer at; to ridicule; to taunt

to satirize; to mock; to use biting or indirect language to criticize or poke fun at others

To attack someone with frigid irony and scorching satire; to use bitter, sharp, and biting sarcasm against another person.

technique where the intended meaning is the opposite of the literal words to create emphasis or humor; satire

A parable or allegory; a way of explaining a truth or moral through storytelling and metaphors in an indirect and enlightening way.

To use stories or figures from history to criticize or mock current people or events.

To parody a previous work for the purpose of satire or humor; a work that mocks a style or subject by imitation.

to lash out with cold sarcasm and hot mockery; to attack someone with bitter sarcasm

To ridicule or satirize someone while hurling insults; to mock and vent abuse.

to ridicule and hurl insults at someone

to hint at or criticize something indirectly; to make a veiled satirical remark

To use gentle or indirect language to advise one person so as to warn many others; to use one example as a warning to the masses.

satirical drawing; caricature; cartoon

satirical poem; pasquinade

To recite a piece of writing aloud and enjoy its phrasing; to repeat a remark and think deeply about its hidden meaning.

to advise or admonish in a roundabout way

remarks intended to mock or satirize someone

(literary) to read aloud or recite from memory with expression and intonation

(literary) to use subtle or indirect language to offer advice and criticism to a ruler or superior

to use satire, allegories, or parables to give advice or explain a principle; parable; allegory; satire