lampoon

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noun

A work, as a novel or play, that exposes folly by the use of humor or irony: lampoonery, satire. See laughter, respect/contempt/standing.

v

Definition: ridicule, make fun of
Antonyms: applaud, approve, praise, support

lampoon, an insulting written attack upon a real person, in verse or prose, usually involving caricature and ridicule. Among English writers who have indulged in this maliciously personal form of satire are Dryden, Pope, and Byron. The laws of libel have restricted its further development as a literary form. See also flyting, invective.

A bitter, abusive satire in prose or verse attacking an individual. Motivated by malice, it is intended solely to reproach and distress.

For a list of words related to lampoonery, see:

• Foolishness, Bunkum, and Trifles

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - lave satire, skrive smædeskrifter om
n. - satirisk skrift, smædeskrift

Nederlands (Dutch)
schimpschrift, smaadschrift, pamflet, satire, hekelen, schimpschrift schrijven

Français (French)
v. tr. - railler
n. - (gén) virulente satire, pamphlet, libelle, diatribe

Deutsch (German)
n. - Spottschrift
v. - satirisch darstellen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σάτιρα, διακωμώδηση
v. - διακωμωδώ, σατιρίζω, γελοιοποιώ

Italiano (Italian)
libello

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pasquim (m), sátira (f)
v. - satirizar

Русский (Russian)
писать памфлеты, памфлет

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - satirizar
n. - pasquín, sátira

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - pamflett, smädesskrift
v. - skriva en pamflett mot, smäda

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
讽刺, 讽刺文

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 諷刺
n. - 諷刺文

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 빈정거리다 , 놀리다
n. - 풍자, 풍자문학

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 風刺する
n. - 風刺文

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أهجوة لاذعه أو خفيفه أو ساخرة (فعل) يهجو, يسخر من‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חיבר סאטירה על‬
n. - ‮סאטירה, היתול‬

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