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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

풍자

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pungja

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Satire/ˈsætaɪər/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #4500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그 소설은 사회를 예리하게 풍자하고 있다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

    "The show is a biting satire of modern politics."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'satura', meaning a poetic medley or dish of mixed fruits, later associated with the ancient Roman satirical works of Juvenal and Horace. Through Middle French and Latin influences, it entered English in the 16th century, shifting in meaning to denote the use of humor, irony, or exaggeration to expose and criticize human stupidity or vices.

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