satire [noun]: an artistic work in which irony and sarcasm are used to expose the follies of a person or a society.
Example: The movie Dr. Strangelove is an entertaining satire on the Cold War.
Related words: satirical [adjective], satirically [adverb], satirize [verb], satirist [noun]
Synonyms: burlesque, caricature, lampoon, parody, pasquinade, send-up, spoof, take-off, travesty
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