satirization
Mocking through exaggeration
Satirization is the act or process of making something the subject of satire—using humor, irony, or exaggeration to criticize or mock it.
The word appears in contexts where someone transforms a person, institution, or idea into satirical material: The film's satirization of corporate culture struck a nerve.
It emphasizes the deliberate crafting of satire rather than satire as a finished product.
Exaggerated comic depiction
- lampoonHarsh public mockery
- spoofComic exaggerated imitation
- send-upMocking imitation of something
- burlesqueExaggerated mockery or risqué variety
pastiche · mockumentary · impersonation · travesty · takeoff · skit · mimicry · exaggeration
Contemptuous mocking treatment
- derisionContemptuous mockery
- scornHostile dismissive feeling
- contemptDisdainful disregard
- disdainScornful disregard
sneer · taunt · jibe · scoff · snark · sarcasm · cynicism · sardonicism
Meaning opposite to words
- wordplayVerbal wit techniques
- quipBrief, clever remark
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- reparteeQuick, clever conversation
double entendre · understatement · overstatement · deadpan · drollery · cleverness · sharpness · facetiousness
Moving with great speed
- VoltaireFrench Enlightenment satirist
- HoraceMale name from antiquity
- The OnionSatirical American news publication
- Saturday Night LiveWeekly late-night sketch program
Mark Twain · Private Eye · Charlie Hebdo · Monty Python · Stephen Colbert · political cartoon · editorial cartoon · Spitting Image
Explanatory remarks on events
- political commentaryOpinion on governmental affairs
- exposéInvestigative journalism piece
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
- editorialPublication's official viewpoint article
polemic · dissection · deconstruction · subversion · provocation · irreverence · iconoclasm · truth-telling
caricature
Exaggerated comic depiction
burlesque · pastiche · mockumentary · impersonation · travesty · takeoff · skit · mimicry · exaggeration · imitation
ridicule
Contemptuous mocking treatment
disdain · sneer · taunt · jibe · scoff · snark · sarcasm · cynicism · sardonicism · raillery
irony
Meaning opposite to words
repartee · double entendre · understatement · overstatement · deadpan · drollery · cleverness · sharpness · facetiousness · waggishness
Swift
Moving with great speed
- VoltaireFrench Enlightenment satirist
- HoraceMale name from antiquity
- The OnionSatirical American news publication
Mark Twain · Saturday Night Live · Private Eye · Charlie Hebdo · Monty Python · Stephen Colbert · political cartoon · editorial cartoon · Spitting Image
commentary
Explanatory remarks on events
- political commentaryOpinion on governmental affairs
- exposéInvestigative journalism piece
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
editorial · polemic · dissection · deconstruction · subversion · provocation · irreverence · iconoclasm · truth-telling · unmasking
satirizationglorification
Elevating praise or worship
celebration · adulation · veneration · laudation · panegyric
satirizationidealization
Regarding as perfect
romanticization · dignification · ennoblement · sanctification · lionization
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